The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page 1, line 2, by striking the word “is” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall be”;

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On page 1, line 4, by striking the words “eligible acute care hospitals and health systems that provide” and inserting in lieu thereof “an eligible acute care hospital that provides”;

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On page 1, line 6, by striking the words “and health system”;

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On page 1, beginning on line 14, by striking the words “and health systems”;

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On page 2, beginning on line 24, by striking subsection (e) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “The amount of taxes collected under this section, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties collected under article ten of this chapter, less the amount of allowable refunds, the amount of any interest payable with respect to such refunds, and costs of administration and collection, shall be deposited into the Medicaid State Share Fund and shall not revert to general revenue. The Tax Commissioner shall establish and maintain a separate account and accounting for the funds collected under this section, in an account to be designated as the “Eligible Acute Care Practitioner Enhancement Account.” The amounts collected shall be deposited, within fifteen days after receipt by the tax commissioner, into the Eligible Acute Care Practitioner Enhancement Account. Disbursements from the Eligible Acute Care Practitioner Enhancement Account within the Medicaid State Share Fund may be used only to support increasing practitioner payment fee schedules for practitioners employed by eligible acute care hospitals.”

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On page 2, line 33, by striking the words “medical or”;

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On page 2, line 40, by striking the words “and health systems”;

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On page 2, line 42, by striking the word “Fund” and inserting in lieu thereof “Account”.