Amendment ID: S2070-1

Amendment 1

Technical Amendment

Ms. Gobi moves to amend the bill in section 1, by striking out the definition of “health care practitioner” and “Health care facility” and inserting in place thereof the following 2 definitions:-

“Health care practitioner”, a person licensed or registered under section 2, 9, 16, 45, 51, 51½, 74 or 74A of chapter 112 including an intern, resident, fellow or hospital medical officer who conducts or assists with the performance of surgery.

“Health care facility”, a hospital or rural hospital as defined in section 52 or surgical services that are provided in a free standing ambulatory surgery center, whether inpatient or outpatient, conducted for charity or for profit and whether or not subject to section 25C; provided, however, that “health care facility” shall not include the dental or private office of a health care practitioner.”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 11, the word “surgical” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “health care”;

and in said section 1, by striking out, in line 20, the figure “2015” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “2016”; and

by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

“SECTION 2. The commissioner of the department of public health shall provide the guidance necessary to carry out this act. The guidance shall be provided not later than 90 days after the effective date of this act.”.