SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 784
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 883680
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11  Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 3, between lines 15 and 16,
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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  Federal Government.
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31  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 784
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 883680
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 2  And the title is amended as follows:
 3         On page 1, line 4, after the first semicolon,
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 6         amending s. 400.93, F.S.; exempting providers
 7         of home medical equipment operated by the
 8         Department of Health from certain licensure
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