EXTENSION OF THE RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS.

SEC. 124. EXTENSION OF THE RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS.(a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 106 of division B of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 1395 note), as amended by section 117 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–173), is amended by striking “September 30, 2008” and inserting “September 30, 2009”.(b) Special Exception Reclassifications.—Section 117(a)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–173)) is amended by striking “September 30, 2008” and inserting “the last date of the extension of reclassifications under section 106(a) of the Medicare Improvement and Extension Act of 2006 (division B of Public Law 109–432)”.(c) Disregarding Section 508 Hospital Reclassifications for Purposes of Group Reclassifications.—Section 508(g) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173, 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as added by section 117(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–173)), is amended by striking “during fiscal year 2008” and inserting “beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on the last date of the extension 122 STAT. 2519 of reclassifications under section 106(a) of the Medicare Improvement and Extension Act of 2006 (division B of Public Law 109–432)”.