SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 792
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 312140
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11  Senator Silver moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 64, between lines 10 and 11,
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17         Section 13.  The certificate-of-need workgroup created
18  by section 15 of Chapter 2000-318, Laws of Florida, shall
19  review and make recommendations regarding the appropriateness
20  of current regulations on services provided in ambulatory
21  surgical centers. The recommendations shall be based on
22  consideration of:
23         (1)  The consistency of the regulations with federal
24  law and federal reimbursement policies;
25         (2)  The effectiveness of the regulations in protecting
26  the public health and safety, promoting the quality of
27  services provided by ambulatory surgical centers, and
28  encouraging the participation of ambulatory surgical centers
29  in the delivery of essential community services; and
30         (3)  The impact of any change of the current
31  regulations on the health care market, including:
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 792
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 312140
 1         (a)  The number and location of facilities and
 2  services, whether provided by an ambulatory surgical center or
 3  other licensed health care provider;
 4         (b)  The financial condition of safety net providers;
 5         (c)  The availability of essential community services,
 6  including trauma, emergency care and specialty, tertiary
 7  services; and
 8         (d)  The cost and availability of health care services
 9  to all classes of patients, including insured, uninsured,
10  underinsured, and Medicare and Medicaid.
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12  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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16  And the title is amended as follows:
17         On page 3, line 16, after the semicolon,
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20         requiring the certificate-of-need workgroup to
21         review and make recommendations regarding
22         specified regulations;
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