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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 69, between lines 9 and 10,

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17         Section 56.  (1)  There is established a seven-member

18  task force to review sources of funds deposited into the

19  Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund as created by section

20  409.918, Florida Statutes. The task force shall consist of:

21         (a)  Two members appointed by the President of the

22  Senate, one of whom must be a member of the Senate and one of

23  whom must represent a hospital subject to the assessment

24  imposed under section 395.701, Florida Statutes, 1998

25  Supplement, or section 394.4786, Florida Statutes;

26         (b)  Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House

27  of Representatives, one of whom must be a member of the House

28  and one of whom must represent a health care entity subject to

29  the assessment imposed under section 395.7015, Florida

30  Statutes, 1998 Supplement;

31         (c)  Three members appointed by the Governor, one of

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 1  whom must be the Director of the Agency for Health Care

 2  Administration, or his or her designee; one of whom must be a

 3  medical doctor licensed to practice in the state; and one of

 4  whom must be a consumer who has no employment or investment

 5  interest in any health care entity subject to the assessment

 6  imposed for deposit into the Public Medical Assistance Trust

 7  Fund and who is a representative of Florida TaxWatch.

 8         (2)  The Governor shall designate the task force chair

 9  from among the members.

10         (3)  The task force shall consider and make specific

11  recommendations concerning, but not limited to:

12         (a)  Whether any provisions of sections 395.701,

13  395.7015, and 409.918, Florida Statutes, need to be revised;

14         (b)  Whether the annual assessments imposed by these

15  statutes on the various health care entities are imposed

16  equitably;

17         (c)  Whether additional exemptions from, or inclusions

18  within, the assessments are justified; and

19         (d)  The extent to which modifications to other

20  statutory provisions that require deposit of specified revenue

21  into the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund, including, but

22  not limited to, sections 210.20, 395.1041, 408.040, and

23  408.08, Florida Statutes, could result in increased revenue

24  for the trust fund.

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26  The task force shall provide an analysis of the budgetary

27  impact of any recommended exemptions from, inclusions within,

28  or modifications to existing assessments.

29         (4)  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall

30  provide necessary staff support and technical assistance to

31  the task force.

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 1         (5)  The task force shall convene by August 1, 1999,

 2  for its first meeting, and shall submit its findings and

 3  recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the

 4  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

 5  Representatives, and the Governor by December 1, 1999.

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 7  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 1, line 2, delete that line

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15         An act relating to health care; requiring that

16         a task force be appointed to review sources of

17         revenue for the trust fund; providing for

18         appointments of its members and specifying

19         topics to be studied; providing for its

20         staffing; providing for meetings; requiring a

21         report and recommendations;

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