Payment rates for durable medical equipment in DMEPOS non-competitive bidding areas under the medicare program

(a) Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through December 31, 2025. (b) All areas The Secretary shall not implement section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) until January 1, 2026. (c) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise.