Billing, claims, demand for payment for anatomic pathology

service; second opinion Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not present a bill, claim, or other demand for payment for an anatomic pathology service unless the anatomic pathology service was performed: (1) within the provider's office; (2) by a physician or under the direct supervision of a physician; and (3) in accordance with Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263a). (b) If a sample taken from a human body is sent: (1) by a provider that has performed an anatomic pathology service; and (2) to a second provider for a second opinion; the provider described in subdivision (1) may present a bill, claim, or other demand for payment for the second opinion. As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.