SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 288

    Amendment No. 2

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11  The Committee on Health Care recommended the following

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 3, lines 14-18, delete those lines

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18         (7)  This section only applies to hospitals that were

19  defined as statutory rural hospitals, or their

20  successor-in-interest hospital, prior to July 1, 1998. Any

21  additional hospital that is defined as a statutory rural

22  hospital, or its successor-in-interest hospital, on or after

23  July 1, 1998, is not eligible for programs under this section

24  unless additional funds are appropriated each fiscal year

25  specifically to the rural hospital disproportionate share and

26  financial assistance programs in an amount necessary to

27  prevent any hospital, or its successor-in-interest hospital,

28  eligible for the programs prior to July 1, 1998, from

29  incurring a reduction in payments because of the eligibility

30  of an additional hospital to participate in the programs.

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 288

    Amendment No. 2





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

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 6         designated on or after July 1, 1998, may not be

 7         included in the rural hospital disproportionate

 8         share or financial assistance programs unless

 9         additional appropriations are provided to

10         prevent any reduction in payments to hospitals

11         that are otherwise eligible for assistance;

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