HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1449
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Kendrick offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 2 of the amendment, between lines 8 & 9,
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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
18  400.93, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         400.93  Home medical equipment providers to be
20  licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts;
21  penalties.--
22         (5)  The following are exempt from home medical
23  equipment provider licensure, unless they have a separate
24  company, corporation, or division that is in the business of
25  providing home medical equipment and services for sale or rent
26  to consumers at their regular or temporary place of residence
27  pursuant to the provisions of this part:
28         (a)  Providers operated by the Department of Health or
29  the Federal Government.
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    File original & 9 copies    04/27/01                          
    hag0009                     11:50 am         01449-0010-805973

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1449 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 11, line 13, after the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 400.93, F.S.; clarifying the list 7 of home medical equipment providers exempt from 8 licensure requirements; 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/27/01 hag0009 11:50 am 01449-0010-805973