Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-744

EHS 744

Distressed Community Health Center Fund

Messrs. Kennedy and Michael O. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting after section xx the following new 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