Delegate Howell moves to amend the bill on page thirty, section fifteen, beginning on line forty-four, by striking out subsection “(e)” in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection “(e)’ to read as follows:

“(e) The amount of damages recovered by a resident, in an action brought pursuant to this section, are exempt for purposes of determining initial or continuing eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to §9-5-1 et seq. of this code and may neither be taken into consideration nor required to be applied toward the payment or part payment of the cost of medical care or services available pursuant to §9-5-1 et seq. of this code.”

Adopted

Rejected