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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1978

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Gutman moved the following substitute for amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 3, between lines 23 and  24,

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18         Section 3.  The amount of the reimbursement provided by

19  an insurance company licensed to do business in this state to

20  a provider of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services or the

21  provider's agent may not exceed the usual, customary, and

22  reasonable fees charged by an MRI center that could be

23  independently selected by a consumer for the particular

24  services in the particular area of this state in accordance

25  with chapter 627, Florida Statutes.

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31  And the title is amended as follows:

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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