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 PUBLIC LAW 110–173—DEC. 29, 2007

121 STAT. 2495

‘‘(F) EXTENSION.—For 2008 and 2009, paragraph (3) shall not apply, and the Secretary shall establish alternative criteria for satisfactorily reporting under paragraph (2) and alternative reporting periods under paragraph (6)(C) for reporting groups of measures under paragraph (2)(B) of section 1848(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(k)) and for reporting using the method specified in paragraph (4) of such section.’’; and (C) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) REPORTING PERIOD.—The term ‘reporting period’ means— ‘‘(i) for 2007, the period beginning on July 1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2007; and ‘‘(ii) for 2008, all of 2008.’’. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of carrying out the provisions of, and amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), in addition to any amounts otherwise provided in this title, there are appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIAN SCARCITY AREAS.

Section 1833(u) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(u)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘before January 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘before July 1, 2008’’; and (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE.—With respect to physicians’ services furnished on or after January 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2008, for purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall use the primary care scarcity counties and the specialty care scarcity counties (as identified under the preceding provisions of this paragraph) that the Secretary was using under this subsection with respect to physicians’ services furnished on December 31, 2007.’’. SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF FLOOR ON WORK GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.

Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(E)), as amended by section 102 of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended by striking ‘‘before January 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘before July 1, 2008’’. SEC.

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EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATHOLOGY SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE.

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Section 542(c) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554), as amended by section 732 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 note) and section 104 of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (42

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