[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1310

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2007

  Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Conrad) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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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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