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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 596
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 432038
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11 Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 (b) The agency shall operate the CARES program through
19 an interagency agreement with the Department of Elderly
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21 (c) Prior to making payment for nursing facility
22 services for a Medicaid recipient, the agency must verify that
23 the nursing facility preadmission screening program has
24 determined that the individual requires nursing facility care
25 and that the individual cannot be safely served in
26 community-based programs. The nursing facility preadmission
27 screening program shall refer a Medicaid recipient to a
28 community-based program if the individual could be safely
29 served at a lower cost and the recipient chooses to
30 participate in such program.
31 (d) By January 1 of each year, the agency shall submit
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 596
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 432038
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 preadmission screening program through an
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