Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1999

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Physician Self-Referral Amendments of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise limitations on certain physician referrals to: (1) eliminate restrictions on physician referrals based on compensation arrangements; (2) repeal site of service requirements contained in the exceptions to the ownership referral prohibitions; (3) change the definition of group practice; (4) exclude intraocular lenses, eyeglasses, and contact lenses as designated health services; and (5) permit supervision of clinical laboratory services by pathologists who are independent contractors.…