Notice Regarding Section 602 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 Outpatient Hospital Facilities

Resumen

Section 602 of Public Law 102-585, the ``Veterans Health Care Act of 1992'' (the ``Act''), enacted section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (``PHS Act''), ``Limitation on Prices of Drugs Purchased by Covered Entities.'' Section 340B provides that a manufacturer who sells covered outpatient drugs to eligible entities must sign a pharmaceutical pricing agreement (the ``Agreement'') with the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, in which the manufacturer agrees to charge a price for covered outpatient drugs that will not exceed the amount determined under a statutory formula. The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of final program guidelines concerning the inclusion of outpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) facilities in the PHS drug discount program.