HOUSE AMENDMENT
                          Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1258, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Harrington offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (102671) 
14         On page 13, line 26 of the amendment after the word
15  "Hospital."
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18  The department may reduce the population or beds in the mental
19  health institutions it operates when adequate community-based
20  services to meet the needs of the population have been
21  established through contract and operating for six months in a
22  specific hospital's catchment area.  Evaluation to determine
23  readiness of community-based services will be conducted by the
24  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Governmental
25  Accountability (OPPAGA) in cooperation with the department.
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