Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1736
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/22/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Latvala) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 1305 and 1306
    4  insert:
    5         Section 35. Subsection (27) of section 400.462, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         400.462 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
    8         (27) “Remuneration” means any payment or other benefit made
    9  directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind.
   10  However, when the term is used in any provision of law relating
   11  to health care providers, such term does not mean an item that
   12  has an individual value of up to $10, including, but not limited
   13  to, a plaque, a certificate, a trophy, or a novelty item that is
   14  intended solely for presentation or is customarily given away
   15  solely for promotional, recognition, or advertising purposes.
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   18         And the title is amended as follows:
   19         Delete line 107
   20  and insert:
   21         members; amending s. 400.462, F.S.; redefining the
   22         term “remuneration” as it relates to the Home Health
   23         Services Act; amending s. 400.484, F.S.; revising the