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124 STAT. 3056 PUBLIC LAW 111–286—NOV. 30, 2010 Public Law 111–286 111th Congress An Act Entitled The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE. Section 1848(d)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 4(d)(11)) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NOVEMBER’’ and inserting ‘‘DECEMBER’’; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘November 30’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31’’; and (3) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REMAINING PORTION OF 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on December 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, and for’’. SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SERVICE PAYMENT POLICIES FOR THERAPY SERVICES. (a) SMALLER PAYMENT DISCOUNT FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE THERAPY SERVICES.—Section 1848(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(7) ADJUSTMENT IN DISCOUNT FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE THERAPY SERVICES.—In the case of therapy services furnished on or after January 1, 2011, and for which payment is made under fee schedules established under this section, instead of the 25 percent multiple procedure payment reduction speci- fied in the final rule published by the Secretary in the Federal Register on November 29, 2010, the reduction percentage shall be 20 percent.’’. (b) EXEMPTION OF PAYMENT REDUCTION FROM BUDGET-NEU- TRALITY.—Section 1848(c)(2)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(c)(2)(B)(v)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: ‘‘(VII) REDUCED EXPENDITURES FOR MULTIPLE THERAPY SERVICES.—Ef fective for fee schedules Effective date. The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010. 42 USC 1305 note. Nov. 30, 2010 [H.R. 5712]