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 12 2 STA T . 2 547PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 275 —J UL Y 15, 200 8‘ ‘ (C)MULTIP L ES ESSI ON SPE RDAY.—Payment may b e ma d e forup to 6s ess i onsperdayoft h e series of 72 one - hour sessions of intensi v e c ardiac rehabi l itation serv- ices described in section 18 61(eee)( 4 )( B ). ’ ’. ( 3 ) EF FE C TI V E DATE.— T he amendments made by this sub- section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after J anuary 1 , 2 0 10. (b) R EPEAL OF TRANSFER OF OW NERS H IPOFO X Y G ENE Q UIP- M ENT.— (1) I N GENERAL.— S ection 1834(a)( 5 )( F ) of the Social Secu- rity A ct (42 U .S.C. 13 9 5m(a)(5)(F)) is amended— (A) in the headin g , by stri k ing ‘‘O WN ERS H IP OF EQUIPMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘RENTA L CAP’’ and (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the follo w ing

‘‘(ii) PAYMENTS AND RULES AFTER RENTAL CAP.— After the 36th continuous month during which pay- ment is made for the e q uipment under this para- graph— ‘‘(I) the supplier furnishing such equipment under this subsection shall continue to furnish the equipment during any period of medical need for the remainder of the reasonable useful lifetime of the equipment, as determined by the Secretary; ‘‘(II) payments for o x ygen shall continue to be made in the amount recogni z ed for oxygen under paragraph (9) for the period of medical need; and ‘‘(III) maintenance and servicing payments shall, if the Secretary determines such payments are reasonable and necessary, be made (for parts and labor not covered by the supplier’s or manufac- turer’s warranty, as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for the equipment), and such payments shall be in an amount determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2009. SEC.145 .C LIN IC A LLA BOR A T OR Y TESTS. (a) REPEAL OF MEDICARE COMPETITIVE BIDDING D EMONSTRA- TION PRO J ECT FOR CLINICAL LA B ORATORY SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1847 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w – 3) is amended by striking subsection (e). (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1833(a)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(D)) is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(ii)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘or (iii) on the basis’’ and all that follows before the comma at the end. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub- section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) CLINICAL LABORATORY TEST FEE SCHEDULE UPDATE ADJUST- MENT.—Section 1833(h)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘minus, for each of the years 2009 through 2013, 0.5 percentage points’’ after ‘‘city aver- age)’’. 42USC1395l. 42 USC 1395 mnote. 42 USC 1395 w– 4 note.

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