[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
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121 STAT. 551

Public Law 110-54
110th Congress

An Act


 
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. [NOTE: Aug. 3, 2007 -  [H.R. 2429]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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 (before January 1,
2008) 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 [NOTE: 42 USC 1395u note.] amendment made
by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after the date
of the enactment of this section.

Approved August 3, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2429:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
May 23, considered and passed House.
July 24, considered and passed Senate.