Summary
Reapplies Medicare reasonable cost payments for lab services provided by some small rural hospitals for the period July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.
Implementation Status
This provision expired in June 2012 and has not been reinstated.
Statutory Text
SEC. 3122. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE REASONABLE COSTS PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS FURNISHED TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS. Section 416(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 1395l–4), as amended by section 105 of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 1395l note) and section 107 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1395l note), is amended by inserting ‘‘or during the 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2010’’ before the period at the end.