HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1803
    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Melvin, Ross, and Waters offered the
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14         Amendment (with directory language amendment) 
15         On page 22, between lines 17 & 18 of the bill
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18         (2)  MEDICAL TREATMENT; DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO FURNISH.--
19         (f)  Upon the written request of the employee, the
20  carrier shall give the employee the opportunity for one change
21  of physician during the course of treatment for any one
22  accident.  The employee shall be entitled to select another
23  physician from among not fewer than three carrier-authorized
24  physicians who are not professionally affiliated.
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27  == D I R E C T O R Y   L A N G U A G E   A M E N D M E N T ==
28  And the directory language is amended as follows:
29         On page 22, lines 13-15
30  remove:  all of said lines
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    File original & 9 copies    04/25/01                          
    hin0002                     10:50 pm         01803-0004-503129

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 1803 Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only) 1 and insert in lieu thereof: 2 Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and 3 paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (4) of section 440.13, 4 Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (f) is added to 5 subsection (2) of said section, to read: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/25/01 hin0002 10:50 pm 01803-0004-503129