REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION.

SEC. 4317. REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. (a) Inclusion of Non-Physician Practitioners in Requirement to Provide Diagnostic Codes for Physician Services.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1842(p) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(p)) are each amended by inserting “or practitioner specified in subsection (b)(18)(C)” after “by a physician”. (b) Requirement to Provide Diagnostic Information When Ordering Certain Items or Services Furnished by Another Entity.—Section 1842(p) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(p)), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) In the case of an item or service defined in paragraph (3), (6), (8), or (9) of subsection 1861(s) ordered by a physician or a practitioner specified in subsection (b)(18)(C), but furnished by another entity, if the Secretary (or fiscal agent of the Secretary) requires the entity furnishing the item or service to provide diagnostic or other medical information in order for payment to be made to the entity, the physician or practitioner shall provide that information to the entity at the time that the item or service is ordered by the physician or practitioner.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 1998.