PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 273 SUBCHAPTER B—OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS Sec. 4511. Increased medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Sec. 4512. Increased medicare reimbursement for physician assistants. Sec. 4513. No x-ray required for chiropractic services. CHAPTER 2—PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICES Sec. 4521. Elimination of formula-driven overpayments (FDO) for certain outpatient hospital services. Sec. 4522. Extension of reductions in payments for costs of hospital outpatient services. Sec. 4523. Prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. CHAPTER 3—AMBULANCE SERVICES Sec. 4531. Payments for ambulance services. Sec. 4532. Demonstration of coverage of ambulance services under medicare through contracts with units of local government. CHAPTER 4—PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES Sec. 4541. Prospective payment for outpatient rehabilitation services. CHAPTER 5—OTHER PAYMENT PROVISIONS Sec. 4551. Payments for durable medical equipment. Sec. 4552. Oxygen and oxygen equipment. Sec. 4553. Reduction in updates to payment amounts for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; study on laboratory tests. Sec. 4554. Improvements in administration of laboratory tests benefit. Sec. 4555. Updates for ambulatory surgical services. Sec. 4556. Reimbursement for drugs and biologicals. Sec. 4557. Coverage of oral anti-nausea drugs under chemotherapeutic regimen. Sec. 4558. Renal dialysis-related services. Sec. 4559. Temporary coverage restoration for portable electrocardiogram transportation. CHAPTER 6—PART B PREMIUM AND RELATED PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER A—DETERMINATION OF PART B PREMIUM AMOUNT Sec. 4571. Part B premium. SUBCHAPTER B—OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO PART B PREMIUM Sec. 4581. Protections under the medicare program for disabled workers who lose benefits under a group health plan. Sec. 4582. Governmental entities eligible to elect to pay part B premiums for eligible individuals. Subtitle G—Provisions Relating to Parts A and B CHAPTER 1—HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND BENEFITS SUBCHAPTER A—PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES Sec. 4601. Recapturing savings resulting from temporary freeze on payment increases for nome health services. Sec. 4602. Interim pa3Tnents for home health services. Sec. 4603. Prospective payment for home health services. Sec. 4604. Payment based on location where home health service is furnished. SUBCHAPTER B—HOME HEALTH BENEFITS Sec. 4611. Modification of part A home health benefit for individuals enrolled under part B. Sec. 4612. Clarification of part-time or intermittent nursing care. Sec. 4613. Study on definition of homebound. Sec. 4614. Normative standards for home health claims denials. Sec. 4615. No home health benefits based solely on drawing blood. Sec. 4616. Reports to Congress regarding home health cost containment. CHAPTER 2—GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER A—INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION Sec. 4621. Indirect graduate medical education payments. Sec. 4622. Payment to hospitals of indirect medical education costs for Medicare+Choice enrollees.
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