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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 319
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 319, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 3, line 11, after the period, by inserting
5 "For the purposes of this paragraph, "person" does not
6 include a resident."; and
7 on page 3, line 29, after the period, by inserting "Nothing
8 in this Section requires an investigation to include an
9 on-site visit."; and
10 on page 4, line 15, after the period, by inserting "Upon
11 receipt of a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of a
12 resident, the Department shall conduct an initial
13 investigation and make an initial determination whether the
14 report is a good faith indication of alleged abuse or
15 neglect. If the Department determines the report is a good
16 faith indication of alleged abuse or neglect, a formal
17 investigation shall commence."; and
18 on page 4, line 16, by replacing "complaints of alleging
19 abuse or neglect" with "reports of alleged abuse or neglect
20 made in good faith complaints alleging abuse or neglect"; and
21 on page 4, by replacing lines 24 and 25 with the following:
22 "investigated within 30 days after the receipt of the
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1 complaint. The Department"; and
2 on page 5, line 6, after the period, by inserting "The
3 Department may extend the period in which such determinations
4 must be made in individual cases for additional periods of up
5 to 30 days each for good cause shown. The Department shall by
6 rule establish what shall constitute good cause."; and
7 on page 12, line 33, after the period, by inserting "For the
8 purposes of this subsection, "person" does not include the
9 subject of the report.".