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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4478
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4478, AS AMENDED,
3 in Section 15, by replacing all of subsection (a) with the
4 following:
5 "(a) The Health Care Services Contracting Board is
6 created within the Office of the Attorney General. The Board
7 shall be advisory to the Attorney General and shall consist
8 of an equal number of representatives of health care
9 providers, health care plans, and public members who shall
10 not be engaged in any way, directly or indirectly, as
11 providers of health care services or with a health care
12 plan."; and
13 in Section 15, subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
14 replacing "Governor" with "Attorney General"; and
15 in Section 15, subsection (b), by replacing the second
16 sentence with "The initial Board shall have one-third of its
17 members appointed for a term expiring January 1, 2002;
18 one-third of its members appointed for a term expiring
19 January 1, 2003; and one-third of its members appointed for a
20 term expiring January 1, 2004."; and
21 in Section 15, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
22 deleting ", other than ex-officio members,"; and
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1 in Section 15, subsection (c), in the second sentence, by
2 deleting ", other than ex-officio members,"; and
3 in Section 15, subsection (d), in the first sentence, by
4 replacing "at least 5" with "a majority of the"; and
5 in Section 15, by replacing all of subsection (e) with the
6 following:
7 "(e) The Board may conduct business upon the presence of
8 a quorum of a majority of the voting members. The Board
9 shall make recommendations to the Attorney General concerning
10 the duties of the Attorney General under this Act."; and
11 in Section 20, in the caption, by replacing "Board" with
12 "Attorney General"; and
13 in Section 20, subsection (a), by replacing "Board" with
14 "Attorney General"; and
15 in Section 20, subsection (b), by replacing "Board" with
16 "Attorney General"; and
17 in Section 20, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
18 replacing "The Board shall approve" with "The Attorney
19 General shall approve"; and
20 in Section 20, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
21 replacing "if the Board determines" with "if the Attorney
22 General determines"; and
23 in Section 20, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
24 "The Board shall consider", by replacing "Board" with
25 "Attorney General"; and
26 in Section 25, subsection (b) in the portion of the sentence
27 before the colon, by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
28 General"; and
29 in Section 25, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
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1 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
2 in Section 25, subsection (c), in paragraph (2), by replacing
3 "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
4 in Section 25, by replacing all of subsection (f) with the
5 following:
6 "(f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
7 a joint discussion representative to discuss with a health
8 care plan or to agree to any health care plan policies to
9 exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or
10 otherwise limit the services of health care providers not
11 represented by the health care provider's joint discussion
12 representative. Any such plan policies are void and against
13 public policy. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
14 permit, require, or authorize any individual or group of
15 health care providers to provide services not within the
16 scope of their license or authorization.
17 (g) Nothing in this Act shall require any Independent
18 Practice Association or Physician Hospital Organization to
19 utilize the services of a joint discussion representative or
20 be licensed under this Act."; and
21 in Section 30, subsection (c), in the portion of the first
22 sentence that is before the colon, by replacing "Board's"
23 with "Attorney General's"; and
24 in Section 30, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
25 "Such report shall be sent", by replacing "Board" with
26 "Attorney General"; and
27 in Section 35, subsection (a), in the last sentence, by
28 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
29 in Section 35, subsection (b), in the last sentence, by
30 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
31 in Section 35, subsection (c), in the last sentence, by
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1 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
2 in Section 35, subsection (d), in the sentence that begins
3 "The written communication shall be approved" by replacing
4 "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
5 in Section 35, subsection (d), in the last sentence, by
6 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
7 in Section 40, in the sentence that begins "In the event" by
8 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
9 in Section 40, in the last sentence, by replacing "Board"
10 with "Attorney General"; and
11 in Section 45, in the last sentence, by replacing "Board"
12 with "Attorney General"; and
13 in Section 50, in the caption, by replacing "Board" with
14 "Attorney General"; and
15 in Section 50, subsection (a) in the first sentence, by
16 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
17 in Section 50, subsection (a), in the sentence that begins
18 "The Board shall review" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
19 General"; and
20 in Section 50, subsection (a), in the sentence that begins
21 "The Board shall notify" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
22 General"; and
23 in Section 50, subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
24 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
25 in Section 50, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
26 "If disapproved" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
27 General"; and
28 in Section 50, subsection (b), by deleting the last sentence;
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1 and
2 in Section 50, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
3 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
4 in Section 50, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
5 replacing "Board's" with "Attorney General's"; and
6 in Section 50, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
7 "If resolution" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney General";
8 and
9 in Section 50, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
10 "If no resolution" by replacing "Board's" with "Attorney
11 General's"; and
12 in Section 50, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
13 "The Board's objection" by replacing "Board's" with "Attorney
14 General's"; and
15 in Section 50, subsection (d), in the first sentence, by
16 replacing "The Board shall approve" with "The Attorney
17 General shall approve"; and
18 in Section 50, subsection (d), in the first sentence, by
19 replacing "view of the Board" with "view of the Attorney
20 General"; and
21 in Section 50, subsection (e), in the last sentence, by
22 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
23 in Section 50, subsection (f), by replacing "The Board may
24 require" with "The Attorney General may require"; and
25 in Section 50, subsection (f), by replacing "enable the
26 Board" with "enable the Attorney General"; and
27 in Section 55, in the caption, by replacing "Board" with
28 "Attorney General"; and
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1 in Section 55, subsection (a), in the first sentence, by
2 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
3 in Section 55, subsection (a), in the sentence that begins
4 "The Board shall review" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
5 General"; and
6 in Section 55, subsection (a), in the sentence that begins
7 "The Board shall approve" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
8 General"; and
9 in Section 55, subsection (a), in the sentence that begins
10 "Approval of the proposed" by replacing "Board" with
11 "Attorney General" each time it appears; and
12 in Section 55, subsection (a), by deleting the last sentence;
13 and
14 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
15 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
16 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
17 "The Board shall furnish" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
18 General"; and
19 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins,
20 "If the Board objects" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
21 General"; and
22 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
23 "If the Board objects" by replacing "Board's" with "Attorney
24 General's"; and
25 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
26 "If resolution is reached" by replacing "Board" with
27 "Attorney General"; and
28 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
29 "If no resolution is reached" by replacing "Board's" with
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1 "Attorney General's"; and
2 in Section 55, subsection (b), in the sentence that begins
3 "The Board's objection"; by replacing "Board's" with
4 "Attorney General's"; and
5 in Section 55, subsection (c), by replacing "Board" with
6 "Attorney General"; and
7 by deleting all of Section 60; and
8 in Section 65, subsection (a), by replacing "application to
9 the Board, upon forms the Board may require," with
10 "application to the Attorney General, upon forms the Attorney
11 General may require,"; and
12 in Section 65, subsection (b), by replacing "Board" with
13 "Attorney General"; and
14 in Section 65, subsection (c), by replacing "Board" with
15 "Attorney General"; and
16 in Section 65, subsection (c), by replacing "Board's" with
17 "Attorney General's"; and
18 in Section 65, subsection (d), by replacing "Board" with
19 "Attorney General"; and
20 in Section 65, subsection (e), item (2), by replacing "Board"
21 with "Attorney General"; and
22 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the first sentence, by
23 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
24 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the sentence that begins
25 "The Board shall inform" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
26 General"; and
27 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the sentence that begins
28 "If the Board objects" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney
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1 General"; and
2 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the sentence that begins
3 "If the Board objects" by replacing "Board's" with "Attorney
4 General's": and
5 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the sentence that begins
6 "If resolution is reached" by replacing "Board's" with
7 "Attorney General's"; and
8 in Section 70, subsection (e), in the sentence that begins
9 "If no resolution is reached" by replacing "Board's" with
10 "Attorney General's"; and
11 in Section 75, subsection (a), by replacing "motion of the
12 Board" with "motion of the Attorney General"; and
13 in Section 75, subsection (a), by replacing "the Board shall
14 investigate" with "The Attorney General shall investigate";
15 and
16 in Section 75, subsection (b), by replacing "Board" with
17 "Attorney General"; and
18 in Section 75, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
19 replacing "The Board shall" with "The Attorney General
20 shall"; and
21 in Section 75, subsection (c), in the first sentence, by
22 replacing "before the Board" with "before the Attorney
23 General"; and
24 in Section 75, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
25 "Such hearing" by replacing "Board" with "Attorney General";
26 and
27 in Section 75, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
28 "The Board shall direct" by replacing "The Board shall
29 direct" with "The Attorney General shall direct"; and
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1 in Section 75, subsection (c), in the sentence that begins
2 "The Board shall direct" by replacing "answer to the Board"
3 with "answer to the Attorney General"; and
4 in Section 75, subsection (d), in the first sentence, by
5 replacing "finding by the Board" with "finding by the
6 Attorney General"; and
7 in Section 75, subsection (d), in the first sentence, by
8 replacing "the Board may" with "the Attorney General may";
9 and
10 in Section 75, subsection (d) in the sentence that begins
11 "Where a joint discussion" by replacing "Board's" with
12 "Attorney General's"; and
13 in Section 80, subsection (a), in the first sentence, by
14 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
15 in Section 80, subsection (a), in the last sentence, by
16 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
17 in Section 80, subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
18 replacing "Board" with "Attorney General"; and
19 in Section 90, in the first sentence, by deleting "or the
20 Board"; and
21 in Section 90, in the last sentence, by deleting "or the
22 Board"; and
23 in Section 95, by replacing "Board" with "Attorney General".