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incurred for radiological or pathological services for which payment may be made under this part, furnished to an inpatient of a hospital by a physician in the field of radiology or pathology, the amounts paid shall be equal to 100 percent of the reasonable charges for such services". (b) Section 1833(b) of such Act (as amended by section 129(c)(7) of this Act) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and (2) such total amount shall not include expenses incurred for radiological or pathological services furnished to such individual as an inpatient of a hospital by a physician in the field of radiology or pathology". (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished after March 31, 1968. P A Y M E N T FOR P U R C H A S E OF DURABLE M E D I C A L

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EQUIPMENT

^^^' ^^^' (^) Section 1861(s)(6) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "rental of", and by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", whether furnished on a rental basis or purchased". Qy-j Section 1833 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (f) I n the case of the purchase of durable medical equipment included under section 1861(s)(6), by or on behalf of an individual, payment shall be made in such amounts as the Secretary determines to be equivalent to payments that would have been made under this part had such equipment been rented and over such period of time as the Secretary finds such equipment would be used for such individual's medical treatment, except that with respect to purchases of inexpensive equipment (as determined by the Secretary) payment may be made in a lump sum if the Secretary finds that such method of payment is less costly or more practical than periodic payments." (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to items purchased after December 31, 1967. P A Y M E N T FOR P H Y S I C A L THE R A P Y SERVICES F U R N I S H E D TO O U T P A T I E N T S

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SEC. 133. (a) Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 129(a)(2) of this Act) is amended by— (1) striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); (2) inserting "and" at the end of subparagraph (C); and (3) adding at the end thereof the following: " (D) outpatient physical therapy services;" (b) Section 1861 of such Act is amended by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection (in lieu of subsection (p) repealed by section 129(c) (10) of this Act): "Outpatient Physical Therapy Services " (p) The term 'outpatient physical therapy services' means physical therapy services furnished by a provider of services, a clinic, rehabilitation agency, or a public health agency, or by others under an arrangement with, and under the supervision of, such provider, clinic, rehabilitation agency, or public health agency to an individual as an outpatient— "(1) who is under the care of a physician (as defined in section 1861 (r)(l)), and " (2) with respect to whom a plan prescribing the type, amount, and duration of physical therapy services that are to be fur-

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