SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 329
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 800882
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11  Senator Wise moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 34, line 3 through 11, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  providers, any provider with an exemption for
18  open heart surgery, and any provider with a notice of intent
19  to grant a certificate of need or a final order of the agency
20  granting a certificate of need for adult interventional
21  cardiology services or burn units shall be considered
22  grandfathered-in and shall receive a license for their
23  programs effective on July 1, 2004, or the date their program
24  becomes operational, whichever is later. That licensure shall
25  remain valid for at least 3 years or a period specified in the
26  rule, whichever is longer, but the programs must meet
27  licensure standards applicable to existing programs for every
28  subsequent licensure period.
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