HB3878ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Human Services Committee

Filed: 3/11/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3878

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3878 on page 1, by replacing line 9 with the following:

"(a) In this Section:

"Closing" means ceasing all operations under an existing facility license or professional license that results in patients no longer being treated at the closed location.

"Health care facility" or "facility""; and

on page 1, by replacing lines 14 through 16 with the following:

"(b) A hospital must provide a written pre-closing statement to the Department no less than 90 days before permanently closing its facility. A health care facility other than a hospital must provide a written pre-closing statement to the Department no less than 45 days before permanently closing its facility. The statement must".