SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1202
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 842270
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11  Senator Brown-Waite moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 20, between lines 24 and 25,
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17         (6)  The resident or the resident's legal
18  representative shall serve a copy of any complaint alleging in
19  whole or in part a violation of any rights specified in this
20  part to the Agency for Health Care Administration at the time
21  of filing the initial complaint with the clerk of the court
22  for the county in which the action is pursued. The requirement
23  of providing a copy of the complaint to the agency does not
24  impair the resident's legal rights or ability to seek relief
25  for his or her claim.
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