EXTENSION OF PAYMENT RULE FOR BRACHYTHERAPY; EXTENSION TO THERAPEUTIC RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS.

SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT RULE FOR BRACHYTHERAPY; EXTENSION TO THERAPEUTIC RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS.(a) Extension of Payment Rule for Brachytherapy.—Section 1833(t)(16)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(16)(C)), as amended by section 107(a) of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended by striking “January 1, 2008” and inserting “July 1, 2008”.(b) Payment for Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals.—Section 1833(t)(16)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(16)(C)), as amended by subsection (a), is amended—(1) in the heading, by inserting “and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals” before “at charges”;(2) in the first sentence—(A) by inserting “and for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals furnished on or after January 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2008,” after “July 1, 2008,”;(B) by inserting “or therapeutic radiopharmaceutical” after “the device”; and(C) by inserting “or therapeutic radiopharmaceutical” after “each device”; and(3) in the second sentence, by inserting “or therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals” after “such devices”.