must document that the physician himself or herself has had a face-to-face encounter (including through use of telehealth, subject to the requirements in section 1395m(m) of this title, and other than with respect to encounters that are incident to services involved) with the individual within a reasonable timeframe as determined by the Secretary" after "care of a physician".
Subsec. (a)(7)(D). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(b), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted "(before the first fiscal year in which the payment revisions described in paragraph (6)(D) are implemented)" after "subsequent fiscal year" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(ii)(VII). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(a)(2)(A)(ii), inserted "(before the first fiscal year in which the payment revisions described in paragraph (6)(D) are implemented), subject to clause (iv)," after "subsequent fiscal year".
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(iii). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(a)(2)(B), added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(iv). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3401(g), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(iv)(II). Pub. L. 111-148, § 10319(f)(1), substituted "0.3" for "0.5".
Subsec. (i)(1)(C)(v). Pub. L. 111-148, § 10319(f)(2), substituted "0.3" for "0.5" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 111-148, § 3401(g), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (i)(5). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3004(c)(2), added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).
Subsec. (i)(6). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(a)(1)(B), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7).
Pub. L. 111-148, § 3004(c)(1), redesignated par. (5) as (6).
Subsec. (i)(7). Pub. L. 111-148, § 3132(a)(1)(A), redesignated par. (6) as (7).
2009 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111-5, § 4102(d)(1)(B), inserted at end of concluding provisions "For purposes of applying paragraph (3), there shall be taken into account incentive payments, and payment adjustments under subsection (b)(3)(B)(ix) or (n) of section 1395ww of this title."
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111-5, § 4102(d)(1)(A), inserted ", subject to section 1395ww(d)(3)(B)(ix)(III) of this title," before "the Secretary may provide" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 111-5, § 4102(a)(2)(A), substituted "the subsequent paragraphs of this subsection" for "paragraph (2)".
Subsec. (l)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 111-5, § 4102(a)(2)(B), (b)(2), added pars. (3) to (5).
2003 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-173, § 736(a)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), in concluding provisions, substituted "leave home and" for "leave home," in sixth sentence and struck out "The certification regarding terminal illness of an individual under paragraph (7) shall be based on the physician's or medical director's clinical judgment regarding the normal course of the individual's illness." after "taxing effort by the individual."
Subsec. (a)(7)(A)(i). Pub. L. 108-173, § 736(a)(1)(B)(i), inserted "based on the physician's or medical director's clinical judgment regarding the normal course of the individual's illness" before ", and" in concluding provisions.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A)(i)(I). Pub. L. 108-173, § 408(b), inserted "(which for purposes of this subparagraph does not include a nurse practitioner)" after "attending physician (as defined in section 1395x(dd)(3)(B) of this title)".
Subsec. (a)(7)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 108-173, § 736(a)(1)(B)(ii), inserted "based on such clinical judgment" before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-173, § 736(a)(2), inserted comma after "1395e" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (i)(4). Pub. L. 108-173, § 512(b), added par. (4).
Subsec. (i)(5). Pub. L. 108-173, § 946(b), added par. (5).
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 108-173, § 405(g)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount" for "The amount", and added par. (2).
Pub. L. 108-173, § 405(a)(1), inserted "equal to 101 percent of" before "the reasonable costs".
2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-554, § 1(a)(6) [title V, § 507(a)(1)(B)], inserted at end "Any absence of