; and (B) the information must be provided to the facility within 7 days of the request being made. . (e) Incentive payments Section 1881(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395rr(h)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Incentive payments (i) In general In the case of a provider of services or a renal dialysis facility that the Secretary determines exceeds the attainment performance standards under paragraph (4) with respect to a year, the Secretary may make a bonus payment to the provider or facility (pursuant to a process established by the Secretary). (ii) Funding The total amount of bonus payments under clause (i) in a year shall be equal to the total amount of reduced payments in a year under subparagraph (A). (iii) No effect in subsequent years The provisions of subparagraph (C) shall apply to a bonus payment under this subparagraph in the same manner subparagraph (C) applies to a reduction under such subparagraph. . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2019. 303. Increasing access to Medicare kidney disease education benefit (a) In general Section 1861(ggg) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ggg) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or stage V after stage IV ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or of a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) assisting in the treatment of the individual’s kidney condition after kidney condition ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking (A) after (2) ; (ii) by striking and at the end of clause (i); (iii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ; and ; (iv) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively