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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1993

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11  Representative(s) Russell offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (322303) 

14         On page 3, line 9 through page 4, line 20

15  remove from the amendment:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         (p)  How the quality of care in Florida's long-term

19  care facilities compares with the quality of care in other

20  states.

21         (2)  The task force shall be composed of 20 members, as

22  follows:

23         (a)  The Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve as chair

24  of the task force.

25         (b)  The Secretary of Elderly Affairs.

26         (c)  The director of the state Medicaid program.

27         (d)  A member of The Florida Bar, appointed by The

28  Florida Bar.

29         (e)  A representative of the Florida Assisted Living

30  Association, appointed by the association.

31         (f)  A representative of the Florida Association of

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 1  Homes for the Aging, appointed by the association.

 2         (g)  A representative of the insurance industry who has

 3  experience in the insurance markets affecting long-term care,

 4  appointed by the Governor in consultation with the President

 5  of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

 6         (h)  A member to represent private sponsors of housing

 7  for the elderly financed through the United States Department

 8  of Housing and Urban Development, appointed by the Secretary

 9  of Elderly Affairs.

10         (i)  An investment banker who has experience in

11  long-term-care economics, appointed by the Governor in

12  consultation with the President of the Senate and the Speaker

13  of the House of Representatives.

14         (j)  An academic gerontologist appointed by the

15  Chancellor of the State University System.

16         (k)  A physician whose specialty is geriatrics and who

17  is experienced in treating people with memory-related

18  disorders, appointed by the Florida Medical Association.

19         (l)  A member of a Florida chapter of the American

20  Association of Retired Persons, appointed by the association.

21         (m)  An individual who has experience with periodic

22  review of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities,

23  appointed by the Attorney General.

24         (n)  A representative of the Florida Health Care

25  Association, appointed by the association.

26         (o)  A local volunteer long-term care ombudsman with at

27  least 2 years of experience in assisting residents of nursing

28  homes and assisted living facilities, appointed by the State

29  Long-term Care Ombudsman.

30         (p)  Two consumer representatives, one appointed by the

31  President of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of

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 2         (q)  Two members of the Florida Legislature, one

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 4  the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

 5         (r)  A nurse, appointed by the Florida Nurses

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