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90_SB1473sam002
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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1473
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1473 on page 1,
3 line 13, by replacing "$25,000" with "$100,000"; and
4 on page 3, by replacing lines 2 through 5 with the following:
5 "(2) (Blank). If the estimated dollar value of the
6 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or
7 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater
8 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value."; and
9 on page 5, line 8, by replacing "$25,000" with "$100,000";
10 and
11 on page 5, line 10, after "approval." by inserting the
12 following:
13 "A facility may submit architectural drawings and
14 specifications for other construction projects for Department
15 review and approval."; and
16 on page 5, line 20, by replacing "The" with the following:
17 "The Department shall inform an applicant in writing within
18 10 days after receiving drawings and specifications and the
19 required fee from the applicant of whether the applicant's
20 submission is complete or incomplete. If the submission is
21 complete and the fee has been paid, the"; and
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1 on page 5, line 30, after "period." by inserting the
2 following:
3 "If a submission of drawings and specifications is
4 incomplete, the applicant may submit additional information.
5 The 60-day review period shall not commence until the
6 Department determines that a submission of drawings and
7 specifications is complete or incomplete. If an applicant
8 that submitted incomplete drawings and specifications
9 submits additional drawings or specifications sufficient to
10 make its application complete, a new 60-day review period
11 shall commence at the time of the submission of the
12 additional drawings and specifications."; and
13 on page 6, line 10, after "shall" by inserting "provide
14 written approval for occupancy pursuant to subsection (g) and
15 shall"; and
16 on page 6, by replacing lines 20 and 21 with the following:
17 "(4) the violation does not create a substantial
18 probability of harm to direct threat to the health, safety,
19 or welfare of a resident."; and
20 on page 6 by replacing lines 29 through 32 with the
21 following:
22 "(2) (Blank). If the estimated dollar value of the
23 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or
24 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater
25 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value."; and
26 on page 8, line 23 after "received" by inserting the
27 following:
28 ", unless the Department has not acted within the timeframes
29 provided in this subsection (g), in which case the
30 construction shall be deemed approved and occupancy shall be
31 authorized"; and
32 on page 8, by inserting immediately after line 29 the
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1 following:
2 "(i) The Department shall establish, by rule, an
3 expedited process for emergency repairs or replacement of
4 like equipment.
5 (j) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply
6 to maintenance, upkeep, or renovation that does not affect
7 the structural integrity of the building; does not create a
8 substantial probability of harm to a resident; and does not
9 add beds or services over the number for which the long-term
10 care facility is licensed."; and
11 on page 9, line 7, by replacing "$25,000" with "$100,000";
12 and
13 on page 10, by replacing lines 30 through 33 with the
14 following:
15 "(2) (Blank). If the estimated dollar value of the
16 alteration, addition, or new construction is $25,000 or
17 more but less than $100,000, the fee shall be the greater
18 of $1,500 or 2.4% of that value."; and
19 on page 12, after line 26, by inserting the following:
20 "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.".
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