Pub. L. 109-171, tit. V, subtit. B, ch. 2, sec. 5114
DELIVERY OF SERVICES AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.
SEC. 5114. DELIVERY OF SERVICES AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS.(a) Coverage.—(1) In general.—Section 1861(aa)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(3)) is amended—(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “, and” and inserting “and services described in subsections (qq) and (vv); and”; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “sections 329, 330, and 340” and inserting “section 330”; and(C) in the flush matter at the end, by inserting “by the center or by a health care professional under contract with the center” after “outpatient of a Federally qualified health center”. (2) Consolidated billing.—The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)(F)) is amended—(A) by striking “and (G)” and inserting “(G)”; and(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and (H) in the case of services described in section 1861(aa)(3) that are furnished by a health care professional under contract with a Federally qualified health center, payment shall be made to the center”. (b) Technical Corrections.—Clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of section 1861(aa)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)(A)) are each amended by striking “(other than subsection (h))”. (c) Effective Dates.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.