SB0159ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Aging Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on May 05, 2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 159

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

on page 4, by replacing lines 20 through 28 with the following: "home services agencies."; and

on page 5, by replacing lines 4 through 11 with the following: "agencies."; and

on page 6, line 19, after "each", by inserting "single home health agency"; and

on page 6, by replacing lines 21 through 28 with the following:

"(d) The Department shall establish, by rule, a system whereby an entity that meets the requirements for licensure may obtain licensure singly or in any combination for the categories authorized under this Act. The Department shall develop and implement one application to be used even if a combination of licenses authorized under the Act is sought. Applicants for multiple licenses under this system shall pay the higher of the licensure fees applicable. Fees collected under this system shall be deposited into the Home Care Services Agency Licensure Fund."; and

on page 9, by replacing lines 12 through 19 with the following: "home health agency profession. Of these 5, one shall represent voluntary home health agencies, one shall represent for-profit home health agencies, one shall represent private not-for-profit home health agencies, one shall represent institution-based home health agencies, and one shall represent home health agencies operated by local health departments. Four of the appointed members shall represent the home services agency profession. Four of the appointed members shall".