Sen. Miguel del Valle

Filed: 3/30/2004

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3349

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3349 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

    "Section 5.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Aid for approved bed reserves at a daily rate of 75% of an individual’s current Medicaid per diem, for nursing facilities 90% or more of whose residents are Medicaid recipients and that have occupancy levels of at least 93% for resident bed reserves not exceeding 10 days.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 1, 2004.".