EXTENSION OF OUTPATIENT HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION.

SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF OUTPATIENT HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION. Section 1833(t)(7)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(7)(D)(i)), as amended by section 3121(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and section 108 of the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-309), is amended— (1) in subclause (II)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “January 1, 2012” and inserting “March 1, 2012”; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking “or 2011” and inserting “2011, or the first two months of 2012”; and (2) in subclause (III)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “2009, and” and all that follows through “for which” and inserting “2009, and before March 1, 2012, for which”; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking “2010, and” and all that follows through “the preceding” and inserting “2010, and before March 1, 2012, the preceding”.