| 1 | Representative(s) Benson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 1858 and insert: |
| 5 | 5. By September 30, 2005, the agency shall contract with |
| 6 | an entity to design a database of clinical utilization |
| 7 | information or electronic medical records for Medicaid |
| 8 | providers. This system must be web-based and allow providers to |
| 9 | review on a real-time basis the utilization of Medicaid |
| 10 | services, including, but not limited to, physician office |
| 11 | visits, inpatient and outpatient hospitalizations, laboratory |
| 12 | and pathology services, radiological and other imaging services, |
| 13 | dental care, and patterns of dispensing prescription drugs in |
| 14 | order to coordinate care and identify potential fraud and abuse. |
| 15 | 6.5. The agency may apply for any federal waivers needed |
| 16 | to |