Aging Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on May 05, 2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 159




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 159 on page 2, line 
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33, after "Nurse Agency Licensing Act,", by inserting "the 
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Hospital Licensing Act,"; and

 
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on page 4, by replacing lines 20 through 28 with the following: 
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"home services agencies."; and
 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 4 through 11 with the following: 
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"agencies."; and
 
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on page 6, line 19, after "each", by inserting "single home 
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health agency"; and
 
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on page 6, by replacing lines 21 through 28 with the following:
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    "(d) The Department shall establish, by rule, a system 
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whereby an entity that meets the requirements for licensure may 
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obtain licensure singly or in any combination for the 
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categories authorized under this Act. The Department shall 
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develop and implement one application to be used even if a 
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combination of licenses authorized under the Act is sought. 
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Applicants for multiple licenses under this system shall pay 
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the higher of the licensure fees applicable. Fees collected 
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under this system shall be deposited into the Home Care 
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Services Agency Licensure Fund."; and
 
 


 






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on page 9, by replacing lines 12 through 19 with the following:
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"home health agency
profession. Of these 5, one shall represent 
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voluntary home health agencies, one shall
represent for-profit 
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home health agencies, one shall represent private

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not-for-profit home health agencies, one shall represent 
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institution-based
home health agencies, and one shall 
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represent home health agencies operated
by local health 
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departments. Four of the appointed members shall represent the 
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home services agency profession. Four of the appointed members 
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shall".