HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1D
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Jennings offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Between line(s) 5169 and 5170, insert:
16	Section 87. In order for the State of Florida to determine
17	the effect that medical liability reform has had on access to
18	care for Medicaid patients, the Agency for Health Care
19	Administration shall report on the number and distribution, as
20	of September 1, 2003, of providers in Florida who care for
21	Medicaid patients on a regular basis as part of their office
22	practice. In addition, the agency shall provide a follow-up
23	report prior to the beginning of the 2004 Regular Session of the
24	Legislature to determine if there has been any change in the
25	number and distribution of Medicaid providers in Florida. The
26	report shall be made available to the Governor, the President of
27	the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no
28	later than January 2, 2004.
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31	Remove line(s) 390, and insert:
32	terminology; requiring reports by the Agency for Health Care
33	Administration relating to the effect that medical liability
34	reform has had on access to care for Medicaid patients;
35	preserving sovereign immunity and the