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2000-03-22 House Journal

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2000-03-22                     House Journal                      Page 2650
HB 297                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 297                                                            
"An Act relating to the certificate of need program; and providing            
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	HES RPT CS(HES)  4AM                                             2235         
	INDETERMINATE FISCAL NOTE (DHSS)                                 2236         
	STA RPT CS(STA) 2DP 3NR                                          2585         
	ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DHSS)                                          2586         

2000-03-22                     House Journal                      Page 2651
HB 297                                                                       
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 297(STA)                                                
(same title)                                                                  
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 (title amendment) was offered by Representative                
James:                                                                         
                                                                               
Page 1, line 1:                                                                
	Delete "certificate of need program"                                        
	Insert "circumstances under which an ambulatory surgical                     
facility may relocate its services without obtaining a certificate of          
need and relating to the subsequent use of the site from which the             
ambulatory surgical facility relocated"                                       
                                                                               
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered and the new title appears below:                                       
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 297(STA)(title am)                                      
"An Act relating to the circumstances under which an ambulatory               
surgical facility may relocate its services without obtaining a                
certificate of need and relating to the subsequent use of the site             
from which the ambulatory surgical facility relocated; and                     
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
297(STA)(title am) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading          
and placed on final passage.                                                   
                                                                               
Representative Berkowitz objected.                                             
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that CSHB 297(STA)(title am) will be in third               
reading on the March 23, 2000, calendar.