CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.An Amendment to Senate s0288 1998 H Senator Brown-Waite moved the following amendment: On page 2, between lines 22 and 23, On page 1, line 5, SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 288 Amendment No. CHAMBER ACTION Senate House . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Senator Brown-Waite moved the following amendment: 12 13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 14 On page 2, between lines 22 and 23, 15 16 insert: 17 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 18 408.36, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19 408.036 Projects subject to review.-- 20 (3) EXEMPTIONS.--Upon request, supported by such 21 documentation as the agency requires, the agency shall grant 22 an exemption from the provisions of subsection (1): 23 (d) For hospice services or home health services 24 provided by a rural hospital, as defined in s. 395.602, or for 25 swing beds in such rural hospital in a number that does not 26 exceed one-half of its licensed beds. 27 28 A request for exemption under this subsection may be made at 29 any time and is not subject to the batching requirements of 30 this section. 31 1 12:07 PM 12/30/97 s0288c-10j02 SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 288 Amendment No. 1 [Renumber subsequent section(s).] 2 3 4 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 5 And the title is amended as follows: 6 On page 1, line 5, after the semicolon, 7 8 insert: 9 amending s. 408.036, F.S.; exempting home 10 health services provided by a rural hospital 11 from certificate-of-need review by the Agency 12 for Health Care Administration; 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 12:07 PM 12/30/97 s0288c-10j02