HB 1873-1_ Filed 02/01/2001, 10:34
Adopted 2/1/2001


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COMMITTEE REPORT


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                                                        NO:
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MR. SPEAKER:

    Your Committee on       Public Health     , to which was referred       House Bill 1873     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 2, line 7; (01)CR187301.2. -->     Page 2, line 7, delete "lowest per diem" and insert " average case mix per diem rate for Medicaid payments in effect for health facilities licensed under IC 16-28 as of July 1 of each year.".
    Page 2, delete lines 8 through 9.
    Page 2, line 12, after "shall" insert " develop rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish guidelines that require the state department to".
    Page 2, line 13, delete "on an" and insert " at least once every one (1) to three (3) years.".
    Page 2, delete line 14.
    Page 2, after line 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: ; (01)CR187301.5. -->     "SECTION 5. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001] (a) Notwithstanding IC 16-25-5-2.5 , as added by this act, the state department of health shall conduct an annual survey of each hospice program licensed
or approved under IC 16-25-3 to determine if the hospice complies with IC 16-25.
    (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2003.
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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1873 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Brown C


CR187301/DI 77    2001