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 12 2 STA T . 2 536PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 7 5 —J UL Y 15, 200 8(i)IMPLE ME NTA T IO N .—TheS e cr e ta r ys ha l li mp le - me n t the d em o nstration pro j ect u nder this su b section not later than J anuary 1,20 10. (ii) DUR ATION.—The Secretary shall conduct the demonstration project under this subsection f ora2- year period. ( B ) A PPLI C ATION AN DS ELECTION O F PARTICIPATIN G P HY SICIANS.— (i) APPLICATION.— E ach physician that desires to participate in the demonstration project under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containin g such information as the Secretary may re q uire. (ii) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select physi- cians to participate in the demonstration project under this subsection from among physicians submitting applications under clause (i). The Secretary shall ensure that the physicians selected— (I) represent a w ide range of geographic areas, demographic characteristics (such as urban, rural, and suburban), and practice settings (such as pri- v ate and academic practices) and (II) have the capability to submit data to the Secretary (or an entity under a subcontract with the Secretary) in an electronic format in accord- ance with standards established by the Secretary. ( C ) ADMINISTRATI V E COSTS AND INCENTIVES.—The Sec- retary shall— (i) reimburse physicians for reasonable administra- tive costs incurred in participating in the demonstra- tion project under this subsection; and (ii) provide reasonable incentives to physicians to encourage participation in the demonstration project under this subsection. (D) U SE OF APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with medical specialty societies and other sta k eholders, shall select criteria with respect to the clinical appro- priateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services for use in the demonstration project under this subsection. (ii) CRITERIA SELECTED.—Any criteria selected under clause (i) shall— (I) be developed or endorsed by a medical spe- cialty society; and (II) be developed in adherence to appropriate- ness principles developed by a consensus organi z a- tion, such as the A Q A alliance. (E) M ODELS FOR COLLECTING DATA REGARDING PHYSI- CIAN COMPLIANCE W ITH SELECTED CRITERIA.—Subject to subparagraph ( H ), in carrying out the demonstration project under this subsection, the Secretary shall use each of the following models for collecting data regarding physi- cian compliance with appropriateness criteria selected under subparagraph (D)

(i) A model described in subparagraph ( F ). (ii) A model described in subparagraph ( G ).

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