§ 1395v.
(f)
“Carrier” as including State agency; provisions facilitating deductions, coinsurance, etc., and leading to economy and efficiency of operation
With respect to eligible individuals receiving money payments under the plan of a State approved under subchapter I, X, XIV, or XVI, or part A of subchapter IV, or eligible to receive medical assistance under the plan of such State approved under subchapter XIX, if the agreement entered into under this section so provides, the term “carrier” as defined in section 1395u(f)
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of this title also includes the State agency, specified in such agreement, which administers or supervises the administration of the plan of such State approved under subchapter I, XVI, or XIX. The agreement shall also contain such provisions as will facilitate the financial transactions of the State and the carrier with respect to deductions, coinsurance, and otherwise, and as will lead to economy and efficiency of operation, with respect to individuals receiving money payments under plans of the State approved under subchapters I, X, XIV, and XVI, and part A of subchapter IV, and individuals eligible to receive medical assistance under the plan of the State approved under subchapter XIX.
([Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531], title XVIII, § 1843, as added [Pub. L. 89–97, title I, § 102(a)], July 30, 1965, [79 Stat. 312]; amended [Pub. L. 89–384, § 4(a)], (b), Apr. 8, 1966, [80 Stat. 105]; [Pub. L. 90–248, title II], §§ 222(a), (b), (e), 241(e), Jan. 2, 1968, [81 Stat. 900], 901, 917; [Pub. L. 93–233, § 18](l), Dec. 31, 1973, [87 Stat. 970]; [Pub. L. 93–445, title III, § 308], Oct. 16, 1974, [88 Stat. 1358]; [Pub. L. 96–499, title IX], §§ 945(e), 947(a), (c), Dec. 5, 1980, [94 Stat. 2642], 2643; [Pub. L. 98–21, title VI, § 606(a)(3)(E)], Apr. 20, 1983, [97 Stat. 171]; [Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title III, § 2354(b)(15)], July 18, 1984, [98 Stat. 1101]; [Pub. L. 100–360, title III, § 301(e)(1)], July 1, 1988, [102 Stat. 749]; [Pub. L. 100–485, title VI, § 608(d)(14)(H)], Oct. 13, 1988, [102 Stat. 2416]; [Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6013(b)], Dec. 19, 1989, [103 Stat. 2164]; [Pub. L. 101–508, title IV, § 4501(d)], Nov. 5, 1990, [104 Stat. 1388–165].)