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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2164
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
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension
Act
.
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—
in subparagraph
(A), in the heading, by striking In general
and inserting
For the second half of
2004 and for 2005 and 2006
;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
by inserting the following after subparagraph (A):
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
in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—
in the heading, by
striking Application of
increased payments after 2006
and inserting
No effect on subsequent
periods
; and
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.
.