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90_HB0522ham002
LRB9000457DPcwam
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 522
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 522, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to the page and line numbers of House
4 Amendment No. 1, on page 3, by replacing lines 16 through 33
5 with the following:
6 "(1) a person licensed or registered in this State
7 by any other law engaging in the profession or occupation
8 for which he or she is licensed or registered;
9 (2) a home medical services provider entity that is
10 accredited under home care standards by a recognized
11 accrediting body;
12 (3) home health agencies that do not have a Part B
13 Medicare supplier number or that do not engage in the
14 provision of home medical equipment and services;
15 (4) hospitals, excluding hospital-owned and
16 hospital-related providers of home medical equipment and
17 services;
18 (5) manufacturers and wholesale distributors of
19 home medical equipment who do not sell directly to a
20 patient;
21 (6) health care practitioners who lawfully
22 prescribe or order home medical equipment and services,
23 or who use home medical equipment and services to treat
24 their patients, including but not limited to physicians,
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1 nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists,
2 occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists,
3 optometrists, chiropractors, and podiatrists;
4 (7) pharmacists, pharmacies, and home infusion
5 pharmacies that are not engaged in the sale or rental of
6 home medical equipment and services;
7 (8) hospice programs that do not involve the sale
8 or rental of home medical equipment and services;
9 (9) nursing homes;
10 (10) veterinarians;
11 (11) dentists; and
12 (12) emergency medical service providers."; and
13 on page 4, by deleting lines 1 through 10; and
14 on page 8, by deleting lines 8 through 14; and
15 on page 8, in line 15, by replacing "(c)" with "(b)".
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