03/15/2002 01:36 PM Senate HES

               SB 256-CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN  GREEN  announced  that  a  committee  substitute  (CS)                                                              
labeled  as Version  P  was prepared  to  SB 256,  as  well as  an                                                              
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WARD moved  to adopt Version P as the  working document of                                                              
the committee.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WARD moved to adopt Amendment 1, which reads as follows.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           AMENDMENT 1                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     TO: CSSB 256(HES), Draft Version P       BY SENATOR GREEN                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "program;":                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Insert "establishing a temporary moratorium on the issuance                                                              
     of certificates of need related to certain types of                                                                      
     psychiatric beds for children and youths;"                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN GREEN explained that Amendment  1 expands the title and                                                              
tightens up the purview of the bill.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Amendment 1 was adopted with no objection.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WARD  moved CSSB 256(HES)  as amended from  committee with                                                              
individual recommendations and its accompanying fiscal note.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WILKEN objected for the purpose of clarification.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN  GREEN informed  Senator Wilken  that Version  P is  an                                                              
accumulation of the issues discussed  over the last several weeks.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WILKEN  removed his objection, therefore  CSSB 256(HES) as                                                              
amended moved from committee.