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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2007 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Herger, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Kind, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Terry, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Poe, Mr. Carney, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Fortuño, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Miller of Florida) 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

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Exception to 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements in case of physicians ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces

(a)

In general

Section 1842(b)(6)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)(D)(iii)) is amended by inserting after of more than 60 days the following: or are provided over a longer continuous period during all of which the first physician has been called or ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this section.