1999-05-18                     House Journal                      Page 1590
HB 187                                                                       
A message dated May 17, 1999, was read stating the Senate has                  
passed:                                                                        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 187(FIN)                                                
"An Act removing a requirement that a certificate of need is                  
needed before elimination of a category of health services                     
provided by a health care facility; prohibiting a person from                  
converting a building or part of a building to a nursing home that             
requires licensure unless authorized by a certificate of need; setting         
a standard of review for applications for certificates of need                 
relating to nursing homes and nursing home beds and relating to                
that standard of review; providing that the standard of review for             
applications for certificates of need for beds other than nursing              
home beds or for a health care facility other than a nursing home              
is the availability and quality of existing health care resources or           
the accessibility to those resources compared to the current or                
projected requirement for health services required to maintain the             
good health of citizens of this state; defining the term 'nursing              
home bed'; eliminating statutory references to the office of                   
planning and research in the Department of Health and Social                   
Services; and providing for an effective date."                                
                                                                               
CSHB 187(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 216                                                                       
A message dated May 17, 1999, was read stating the Senate has                  
passed:                                                                        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(TRA)                                                
"An Act relating to school buses."                                            
                                                                               
CSHB 216(TRA) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 225                                                                       
A message dated May 18, 1999, was read stating the Senate has passed           
CSHB 225(JUD) with the following amendment and it is transmitted               
for consideration: