IMPROVED ACCESS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES.

SEC. 146. IMPROVED ACCESS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES. (a) * * * (b) [42 U.S.C. 1395m note] Air Ambulance Payment Improvements.— (1) Treatment of certain areas for payment for air ambulance services under the ambulance fee schedule.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of making payments under section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) for air ambulance services furnished during the period beginning on July 1, 2008, and ending on June 30, 2013, any area that was designated as a rural area for purposes of making payments under such section for air ambulance services furnished on December 31, 2006, shall be treated as a rural area for purposes of making payments under such section for air ambulance services furnished during such period. * * * * * * *