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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 3895

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Albright and King offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 10, between lines 18 and 19 of the bill

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17         Section 7.  Group practices, as defined in s.

18  455.654(3)(f), Florida Statutes, are exempt from the

19  provisions of s. 455.654(4), Florida Statutes, when providing

20  designated health services.  This exemption is forfeited if

21  the group practice accepts a referral from a physician who is

22  not a member of the group practice but who has an investment

23  interest in or is an investor in the group practice.

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27  And the title is amended as follows:

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31         providing an exemption for group practices from

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





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