,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ejjg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,boozman 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to provide = an increase 9 paym5t "u "p ,b ( ! ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 s]vices 9 response to ,,covid-#ai4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hold+ ,provid]s ,h>mless ,f ,m$ic>e ,cuts ,dur+ ,,covid-#ai ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,provid+ = an increase 9 paym5t "u "p ,b ( ! ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 s]vices to hold provid]s h>mless :ile respond+ to ,,covid-#ai 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahcc ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 7dd7 ,,covid-#ai relief paym5ts = c]ta9 s]vices 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( an eligible s]vice 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a77 furni%$ dur+ a specifi$ ye> 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c77 by a suppli] = :i* paym5t is made "u 7or bas$ on7 ! fee s*$ule e/abli%$ "u section #ahdh1 9 addition to ! am\nt ( paym5t t w\ld o!rwise be made = su* s]vice "u ?is "p1 !re also %all be paid at ! "t su* paym5t "u section #ahdh is made an am\nt equal to ! specifi$ hold h>mless relief paym5t 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b77 = su* s]vice4 7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible s]vice 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible s]vice means1 ) respect to a s]vice furni%$ 9 a specifi$ ye> by a suppli] = :i* paym5t is made "u 7or bas$ on7 ! fee s*$ule e/abli%$ "u section #ahdh1 any s]vice 7o!r ?an a s]vice describ$ 9 clause 7ii77 = :i* ! paym5t am\nt det]m9$ "u 7or bas$ on7 su* fee s*$ule = su* ye> & suppli] is less ?an su* paym5t am\nt t w\ld h be5 det]m9$ "u 7or bas$ on7 su* fee s*$ule = su* s]vice & suppli] _h su* s]vice be5 furni%$ 9 #bjbj4 7ii7 ,exclud$ s]vices ,= purposes ( clause 7i71 ! s]vices describ$ 9 ?is clause are any ( ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,s]vices id5tifi$ by any ( ,,hcpcs codes #iibjb ?r\gh #iibje or by ,,hcpcs code #iibaa 7or any successor codes71 b only if su* s]vice is bill$ 9 conjunction ) ,,hcpcs code ,g#bbaa 7or a successor code74 7,,ii7 ,s]vices id5tifi$ by any ( ,,hcpcs codes #iibab ?r\gh #iibae 7or any successor codes74 7,,iii7 ,s]vices id5tifi$ by ,,hcpcs code ,g#bbaa 7or any successor code74 7,b7 ,specifi$ hold h>mless relief paym5t ,! t]m specifi$ hold h>mless relief paym5t means1 ) respect to an eligible s]vice furni%$ 9 a specifi$ ye> by a suppli]1 ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! paym5t am\nt det]m9$ "u 7or bas$ on7 ! fee s*$ule e/abli%$ "u section #ahdh = su* ye> & suppli] & su* am\nt t w\ld h be5 det]m9$ "u 7or bas$ on7 su* s*$ule = su* s]vice & suppli] _h su* s]vice be5 furni%$ 9 #bjbj4 7,c7 ,specifi$ ye> ,! t]m specifi$ ye> means #bjba & #bjbb4 7#c7 ,coord9ation ,! am\nt ( ! additional paym5t = a s]vice "u ?is subsection & subsection 7m7 %all be det]m9$ )\t reg>d to any additional paym5t = ! s]vice "u subsection 7m7 & ?is subsection1 respectively4 ,! am\nt ( ! additional paym5t = a s]vice "u ?is subsection & subsection 7z7 %all be det]m9$ )\t reg>d to any additional paym5t = ! s]vice "u subsection 7z7 & ?is subsection1 respectively4 7#d7 ,cl>ification ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 a s]vice = :i* paym5t is made "u 7or bas$ on7 ! fee s*$ule e/abli%$ "u section #ahdh includes a s]vice payable "u section #ahcd7k74 7#e7 ,limitation on judicial review ,!re %all be no adm9i/rative or judicial review "u section #ahfi1 #ahgh1 or o!rwise1 respect+ ! id5tification ( eligible s]vices "u ?is subsection4 4 7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #ahcd7;g77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7g77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7x7 & 7y7 & ins]t+ 7x71 7y71 & 7dd74