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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 16

    Amendment No. 1

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11  The Committee on Ways and Means recommended the following

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 4, between lines 6 and 7,

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18         Section 3.  The governmental entity responsible for

19  payment of the warrant shall make payment to the Florida

20  Agency for Health Care Administration  the amount due under s.

21  409.910, Florida Statutes, prior to the disbursement of funds

22  to the claimant, except that the amount due to the agency

23  shall be reduced by the agency's proportionate share of legal

24  costs and attorney's fees.  However, the amount due to the

25  Agency for Health Care Administration shall be reduced by no

26  more than 25%.  The amount due to the agency shall be

27  calculated based on medical payments paid up to the date that

28  this bill becomes law.

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30  [Renumber subsequent section(s).]

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 16

    Amendment No. 1





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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 6         providing for payment of Medicaid liens prior

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