Amendment #229 to H3400

Distressed Community Hospitals

Mr. Walsh of Boston moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 20 the following section:

(a)Section 2GGGG of chapter 29 is hereby amended by striking out the words "Distressed Hospital", and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , Distressed Hospital and Distressed Community Health Center.

(b)clause (c) of said Section 2GGGG is hereby amended by adding inserting the following words after subsection (6):-, and (7) to strengthen the primary care provider network.

(c)clause (d) of said Section 2GGGG is hereby amended by striking out the words "The commission shall annually award a grant by a competitive grant process to qualified acute hospitals", and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , The commission shall annually award a grant by a competitive grant process to qualified acute hospitals and community health centers"

(d)clause (e) of said Section 2GGGG of chapter 29, is hereby amended by striking out the words "acute hospitals", and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , acute hospitals and community health centers

(e) Section 2GGGG of chapter 29 is hereby amended by striking out the words "qualified acute hospitals”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- , qualified acute hospitals and community health centers