Human Services Committee

Filed: 3/11/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3878

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3878 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 9 with the following:
4     "(a) In this Section:
5     "Closing" means ceasing all operations under an existing
6 facility license or professional license that results in
7 patients no longer being treated at the closed location.
8     "Health care facility" or "facility""; and
 
9 on page 1, by replacing lines 14 through 16 with the following:
10     "(b) A hospital must provide a written pre-closing
11 statement to the Department no less than 90 days before
12 permanently closing its facility. A health care facility other
13 than a hospital must provide a written pre-closing statement to
14 the Department no less than 45 days before permanently closing
15 its facility. The statement must".