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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-360—JULY 1, 1988

102 STAT. 785

(vii) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "fines" and inserting "penalties" each place it appears. (H) The matter inserted in section 1861(s) of the Social Security Act by section 4064(e)(l) of OBRA is amended by inserting a 42 USC 1395x. comma after "year". (4) SEcnoN 4066.—(A) The heading of section 4066 of OBRA is amended by inserting "AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS" after "RADIOLOGY". (B) The item relating to section 4066 in the table of contents of title IV of OBRA is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4066. Payments to hospital outpatient departments for radiology and other diagnostic tests.".

(C) Section 1833(n) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4066(a)(2) of OBRA, is amended— 42 USC 1395/. (i) in paragraph (I)(A), by striking "beginning on or after October 1, 1988, under this part for services described in subsection (a)(2)(E)" and inserting "for services described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(i) furnished under this part on or after October 1, 1988, and for services described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii) furnished under this part on or after October 1, 1989,"; (ii) in paragraph (IXBXiXID, by inserting "or (for services described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(i) furnished on or after January 1, 1989) the fee schedule amount established" after "the prevailing charge"; and (iii) by amending subclauses (1) and (ID of paragraph (IXBXii) to read as follows: "OD The term 'cost proportion' means 50 percent, except that such term means 65 percent in the case of outpatient radiology services for portions of cost reporting periods which occur in fiscal year 1989 and in the case of diagnostic procedures described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii) for portions of cost reporting periods which occur in fiscal year 1990. "(II) The term 'charge proportion' means 100 percent minus the cost proportion.". (5) SECTION 4067.—Section 1833(f) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by section 4067(a) of OBRA, is amended by striking "medicare economic index (referred to in the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) applicable to physicians' services" and inserting "MEI (as defined in section 1842(i)(3)) applicable to primary care services (as defined in section 184^i)(4))'. (6) SECTION 4068.—The last sentence of section 1135(d)(3) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4068(b)(l) of OBRA, 42 USC 1320b-5. is amended by striking "speciality^' and inserting "specialty". (h) CoRRECTiONS RELATING TO SUBPART B OF PART 3 OF SUBTITLE A OF TITLE IV (PART B ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS CJHANGES).— (1) SECTION 4070.—(A) The last sentence of section 1833(c)

of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4070(a)(2) of OBRA, is amended by striking "prescribing or monitoring prescription drugs" and inserting "monitoring or changing drug prescriptions". (B) Section 1861(ff) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4070a)X2) of OBRA, is amended— (i) by inserting before such subsection the following heading:

Prescription drugs.