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U.S.C. Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER XI-GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION
Part B-Peer Review of Utilization and Quality of Health Care Services

42 U.S. Code § 1320c-6

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42 U.S. Code § 1320c-6. Limitation on liability

(a) Providers of information to organizations having a contract with SecretaryNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no person providing information to any organization having a contract with the Secretary under this part shall be held, by reason of having provided such information, to have violated any criminal law, or to be civilly liable under any law of the United States or of any State (or political subdivision thereof) unless—

(1)

such information is unrelated to the performance of the contract of such organization; or

(2)

such information is false and the person providing it knew, or had reason to believe, that such information was false.

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The United States Code on COSMOS is current through Public Law 118-34 (12/26/2023), except for Public Law 118-31.

Part B-Peer Review of Utilization and Quality of Health Care Services

§1320c Purpose
§1320c-1 Definition of quality improvement organization
§1320c-2 Contracts with quality improvement organizations
§1320c-3 Functions of quality improvement organizations
§1320c-4 Right to hearing and judicial review
§1320c-5 Obligations of health care practitioners and providers of health care services; sanctions and penalties; hearings and review
§1320c-6 Limitation on liability
§1320c-7 Application of this part to certain State programs receiving Federal financial assistance
§1320c-8 Authorization for use of certain funds to administer provisions of this part
§1320c-9 Prohibition against disclosure of information
§1320c-10 Annual reports
§1320c-11 Exemptions for religious nonmedical health care institutions
§1320c-12 Medical officers in American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to be included in the quality improvement program
§1320c-13 Repealed. Pub. L. 103-432, title I, § 156(a)(1), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4440
§1320c-14 to 1320c-19 Omitted
§1320c-20 Repealed. Pub. L. 97-35, title XXI, § 2113(k), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 795
§1320c-21, 1320c-22 Omitted

U.S. Code Popular Name Table

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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)

Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.

Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd

Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681

False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.

Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.

Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h

Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.

Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.

Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.

Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.

Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.

Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn

Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

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42 U.S. Code § 1320c-6. Limitation on liability

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