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 PUBLIC LAW 109–432—DEC. 20, 2006

120 STAT. 2975

(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE REASONABLE CAUSE AND GOOD FAITH EXCEPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(d)(2)(B)(iii) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, as amended by section 303(a) of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Secretary’s delegate’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the Treasury’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to which it relates.

DIVISION B—MEDICARE AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS

26 USC 6404 note. 26 USC 6404 note.

Medicare Improvements and Extension Act of 2006.

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE OF DIVISION.

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Improvements and Extension Act of 2006’’.

42 USC 1305 note.

TITLE I—MEDICARE IMPROVED QUALITY AND PROVIDER PAYMENTS SEC. 101. PHYSICIAN PAYMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

(a) ONE-YEAR INCREASE IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE CONVERSION FACTOR.—Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(7) CONVERSION FACTOR FOR 2007.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The conversion factor that would otherwise be applicable under this subsection for 2007 shall be the amount of such conversion factor divided by the product of— ‘‘(i) 1 plus the Secretary’s estimate of the percentage increase in the MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3)) for 2007 (divided by 100); and ‘‘(ii) 1 plus the Secretary’s estimate of the update adjustment factor under paragraph (4)(B) for 2007. ‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON COMPUTATION OF CONVERSION FACTOR FOR 2008.—The conversion factor under this subsection shall be computed under paragraph (1)(A) for 2008 as if subparagraph (A) had never applied.’’. (b) QUALITY REPORTING SYSTEM.—Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(k) QUALITY REPORTING SYSTEM.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement a system for the reporting by eligible professionals of data on quality measures specified under paragraph (2). Such data shall be submitted in a form and manner specified by the Secretary (by program instruction or otherwise), which may include submission of such data on claims under this part. ‘‘(2) USE OF CONSENSUS-BASED QUALITY MEASURES.— ‘‘(A) FOR 2007.—

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