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Sen. Carol Ronen
Filed: 3/12/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1350
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1350 by replacing |
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| lines 20 through 26 on page 2 and lines 1 through 3 on page 3 |
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| with the following: |
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| "Beginning with services rendered on or after July 1, 2008, |
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| all providers of non-emergency medi-car and service car |
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| transportation must certify that the driver and employee |
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| attendant, as applicable, have completed a safety program |
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| approved by the Department to protect both the patient and the |
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| driver, prior to transporting a patient.
The provider must |
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| maintain this certification in its records. The provider shall |
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| produce such documentation upon demand by the Department or its |
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| representative. Failure to produce documentation of such |
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| training shall result in recovery of any payments made by the |
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| Department for services rendered by a non-certified driver or |
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| employee attendant. Medi-car and service car providers must |
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| maintain legible documentation in their records of the driver |
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| and, as applicable, employee attendant that actually |