H.R. 6188 · 109th Congress

Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2006

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2006-09-26
Latest action
2006-10-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with regard to a laboratory-furnished technical component of certain physician pathology services, to treat such component as a service for which payment shall be made to the laboratory, and not as an inpatient hospital or hospital outpatient service for which payment is made to the hospital.