Amendment #454 to H3400

Ebola Management

Mr. Lawn of Watertown moves to amend the bill in Section 2 by inserting after item 4516-1000 the following item:

“For the department of public health, which may expend not more than $1,700,000 to acute care hospitals in order to offset the costs incurred through compliance with the department’s ebola management clinical advisory; provided, that the funds be dispensed through a one-time, need-based application process; and provided further, that special consideration be given to hospitals that are not eligible for federal monies through the Hospital Preparedness Program Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities Funding Opportunity Announcement"