PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX F 114 STAT. 2763A-465 TITLE IV—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART B Subtitle A—Hospital Outpatient Services Sec. 401. Revision of hospital outpatient PPS payment update. Sec. 402. Clarifying process and standards for distermimng eligibility of devices for pass-through payments under hospital outpatient PPS. Sec. 403. Application of OPD PPS transitional corridor payments to certain hospitals that did not submit a 1996 cost report. Sec. 404. Application of rules for determining provider-based status for certain entities. Sec. 405. Treatment of children's hospitals under prospective payment system. Sec. 406. Inclusion of temperature monitored cryoafalation in transitional passthrough for certain medical devices, drugs, and biologicals under OPD PPS. Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services Sec. 411. GAO studies relating to physicians' services. Sec. 412. Physician group practice demonstration. Sec. 413. Study on enrollment procedures for groups that retain independent contractor physicians. Subtitle C—Other Services Sec. 421. One-year extension of moratorium on therapy caps; report on standards for supervision of physical therapy assistants. Sec. 422. Update in renal dialysis composite rate. Sec. 423. Payment for ambulance services. Sec. 424. Ambulatory surgical centers. Sec. 425. Full update for durable medical equipment. Sec. 426. Full update for orthotics and prosthetics. Sec. 427. Establishment of special payment provisions and requirements for prosthetics and certain custom-fabricated orthotic items. Sec. 428. Replacement of prosthetic devices and parts. Sec. 429. Revised part B payment for drugs and oiologicals and related services. Sec. 430. Contrast enhanced diagnostic procedures under hospital prospective pay- ment system. Sec. 431. Qualifications for community mental health centers. Sec. 432. Payment of physician and nonphysician services in certain Indian providers. Sec. 433. GAO study on coverage of surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants. Sec. 434. MedPAC study and report on medicare reimbursement for services provided by certain providers. Sec. 435. MedPAC study and report on medicare coverage of services provided by certain nonphysician providers. Sec. 436. GAO study and report on the costs of emergency and medical transportation services. Sec. 437. GAO studies and reports on mediceire payments. Sec. 438. MedPAC study on access to outpatient pain management services. TITLE V—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS A AND B Subtitle A—Home Health Services Sec. 501. One-year additional delay in application of 15 percent reduction on pay- ment limits for home health services. Sec. 502. Restoration of full home health market basket update for home health services for fiscal year 2001. Sec. 503. Temporary two-month periodic interim payment. Sec. 504. Use of telehealth in delivery of home health services. Sec. 505. Study on costs to home health agencies of purchasing nonroutine medical supplies. Sec. 506. Treatment of branch offices; GAO study on supervision of home health care provided in isolated rural areas. Sec. 507. Clarification of the homebound definition under the medicare home health benefit. Sec. 508. Temporary increase for home health services furnished in a rural area. Subtitle B—Direct Graduate Medical Education Sec. 511. Increase in floor for direct graduate medical education payments. Sec. 512. Change in distribution formula for Medicare+Choice-related nursing and allied health education costs. Subtitle C—Changes in Medicare Coverage and Appeals Process Sec. 521. Revisions to medicare appeals process.
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