SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 968
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 582962
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11  Senator Rossin moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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16  insert:  When an application is made for a certificate of need
17  to establish an adult open heart surgery program for a
18  hospital that is a disproportionate share Medicaid provider
19  and is a state-certified trauma center, need shall be
20  evaluated under special circumstances to promote access to
21  such a program at a hospital meeting this criteria.
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