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1 ices furnished or received at a critical access hospital (as

2 described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii)(II)) or a sole community

3 hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii)) or of’’

4 after ‘‘in the case of’’.

5 (d) SITE OF CARE FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING

6 HEALTH CARE LIABILITY.—Section 1834(m) of the So-

7 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended by

8 adding at the end the following new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(5) SITE OF CARE FOR PURPOSES OF HEALTH

10 CARE LIABILITY.—For purposes of determining

11 health care liability with respect to telehealth serv-

12 ices for which payment is made under this sub-

13 section, such service shall be considered to be fur-

14 nished at the distant site.’’.

15 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-

17 graph (2), the amendments made by this section

18 shall apply to services furnished on or after January

19 1, 2014.

20 (2) CHANGE IN MSA RULE.—The amendment

21 made by subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) shall apply with re-

22 spect to telehealth services furnished on or after

23 February 28, 2013.

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