[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2164 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2164

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the 
                           Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

 Mr. McNulty (for himself, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Allen, Mr. Pickering, and 
 Mr. English of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
   the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the 
                           Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR GROUND AMBULANCE 
              SERVICES.

    Section 1834(l)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(13)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), in the heading, by striking ``In 
        general'' and inserting ``For the second half of 2004 and for 
        2005 and 2006'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
            (3) by inserting the following after subparagraph (A):
                    ``(B) For 2008 and 2009.--After computing the rates 
                with respect to ground ambulance services under the 
                other applicable provisions of this subsection, in the 
                case of such services furnished on or after January 1, 
                2008, and before January 1, 2010, the fee schedule 
                established under this section shall provide that the 
                rate for the service otherwise established, after 
                application of any increase under paragraphs (11) and 
                (12), shall be increased by 5 percent.''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Application of 
                increased payments after 2006'' and inserting ``No 
                effect on subsequent periods''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``The increased payments under subparagraph 
                (B) shall not be taken into account in calculating 
                payments for services furnished after the period 
                specified in such subparagraph.''.
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