| 1 | Representative(s) Altman offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 43-62 and insert: |
| 5 | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1, |
| 6 | 2008, and annually thereafter. |
| 7 | Section 2. The Division of Health Access and Tobacco of |
| 8 | the Department of Health shall analyze the supply and |
| 9 | distribution of state-licensed dentists in the Agency for Health |
| 10 | Care Administration's Areas One and Two using data that are |
| 11 | available from public and private sources. The division shall |
| 12 | determine whether such dentists are retired or working full |
| 13 | time. The division shall submit a preliminary report to the |
| 14 | Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
| 15 | House of Representatives by February 1, 2007, that identifies |
| 16 | the supply and distribution of state-licensed dentists in the |
| 17 | Agency for Health Care Administration's Areas One and Two, |
| 18 | indicates whether state-licensed dentists in such areas are |
| 19 | retired or working full time, and recommends strategies to |
| 20 | improve a broader distribution of dentists in such areas if a |
| 21 | shortage or maldistribution is determined to exist. The division |
| 22 | shall submit a final report to the Governor, the President of |
| 23 | the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by |
| 24 | February 1, 2008. |