Delegate Cowles moved to amend the amendment on page 1, section 26, line 11, by striking subsection (c) in its entirety and inserting a new subsection (c) to read as follows:

“(c) If the secretary determines a new specialized long-term care facility is needed, the new specialized long-term care facility shall be located on the property of the current Hopemont Hospital.”

And,

On page 1, line 17, by striking subsection (d) in its entirety; and renumber the remaining subsections accordingly;

And,

On page 3, after line 60, by inserting a new subsection (l) to read as follows:

“(l) For the purposes of this section a “specialized long-term care facility” means a facility that serves residents who:

(1) Are high acuity patients; and

(2) May present as a danger to themselves or others, may have a criminal background, residents with psychiatric and behavioral disorders, traumatic brain injury with varying neurological disorders, geri-psychiatric, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia with combative behaviors.”

Adopted

Rejected