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112 STAT. 1864 PUBLIC LAW 105-248—OCT. 9, 1998 Public Law 105-248 105th Congress Oct. 9, 1998 [H.R. 4382] Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998. 42 USC 201 note. An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for mammography quality standards. 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 "Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998". SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)) is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking "1997" and inserting "2002". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— Section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)) is amended in subparagraph (A) by striking "subsection (q)" and inserting "subsection (p)", and in subparagraph (B) by striking "fiscal year" and inserting "fiscal years". SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF CURRENT VERSION OF APPEAL REGULA- TIONS. Section 354(d)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "42 C.F.R. 498 and inject on the date of the enactment of this section" and inserting "part 498 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations". SEC. 4. ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 354(e)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(e)(l)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking "practicing physicians" each place such term appears and inserting "review physicians"; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking "financial relationship" and inserting "relationship". (b) DEFINITION.—Section' 354(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(8) REVIEW PHYSICIAN.— The term 'review physician' means a physician as prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (f)(1)(D) who meets such additional requirements as may be established by an accreditation body under subsection (e) and approved by the Secretary to review clinical images under subsection (e)(l)(B)(i) on behalf of the accreditation body.".