42 U.S.C. § 1395z : US Code - Section 1395Z: Consultation with State agencies and other organizations to develop conditions of participation for providers of services

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1395z : US Code - Section 1395Z: Consultation with State agencies and other organizations to develop conditions of participation for providers of services

In carrying out his functions, relating to determination of
conditions of participation by providers of services, under
subsections (e)(9), (f)(4), (j)(15),(!1) (o)(6), (cc)(2)(I), and
(!2) (dd)(2), and (mm)(1) of section 1395x of this title, or by
ambulatory surgical centers under section 1395k(a)(2)(F)(i) of this
title, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate State agencies
and recognized national listing or accrediting bodies, and may
consult with appropriate local agencies. Such conditions prescribed
under any of such subsections may be varied for different areas or
different classes of institutions or agencies and may, at the
request of a State, provide higher requirements for such State than
for other States; except that, in the case of any State or
political subdivision of a State which imposes higher requirements
on institutions as a condition to the purchase of services (or of
certain specified services) in such institutions under a State plan
approved under subchapter I, XVI, or XIX of this chapter, the
Secretary shall impose like requirements as a condition to the
payment for services (or for the services specified by the State or
subdivision) in such institutions in such State or subdivision.