Medicare program, health maintenance organizations: technical amendments--HCFA. Final rule with comment period

This rule amends the HCFA regulations that pertain to prepaid health care to provide for uniform use of certain terms throughout part 417, simplify, clarify, and update content that pertains to the furnishing of health care services by, and the organization and operation of, Federally qualified health maintenance organizations (HMOs); and redesignate certain sections, correct internal crossreferences, and make minor conforming changes to ensure internal consistency. These are technical and editorial changes intended not to change the substance of the rules but rather to make it easier to find particular content and to better ensure uniform understanding of the regulations. The purpose of redesignations is to free section numbers in areas where it is necessary to insert new provisions (in logical order) to reflect changes in the Public Health Service Act.