Extension of the Dates of Service Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Payment
Section 413(a) of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 required CMS to pay a 5 percent bonus payment to physicians in a designated PSA. The initial effective
period of the PSA bonus payment was for dates of service January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. The Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Extension Act of 2007
amended §1833(u)(1) of the Social Security Act, extending the PSA bonus payment through June 30, 2008.
Fiscal Intermediaries, A/B MACs and FISS will implement this Change Request (CR) on January 7, 2008.
Carriers and A/B MACs will implement this CR no later than 30 days from issuance.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 05, 2008
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