S. 1967 · 112th Congress
Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2012
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tim Johnson
- Introduced
- 2011-12-08
- Latest action
- 2011-12-08 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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.