Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 4 TO SUBSTITUTE NO 1 FOR COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1202

BY: Senator(s) Gordon

     AMEND by inserting the following paragraph after line 754 and renumber:

          (*)  The department shall issue a certificate of need for the new construction, addition or conversion of skilled nursing facility beds to Trace Regional Hospital in Houston, Mississippi, not to exceed ten (10) additional beds.  There shall be no restriction on the location of the facility within the county.  For purposes of this paragraph (*), the provisions of Section 41-7-193(1) requiring substantial compliance with the projection of need as reported in the current State Health Plan and the provisions of Section 41-7-197 requiring a formal certificate of need hearing process are waived.  There shall be no prohibition or restrictions on participation in the Medicaid program for the person receiving the certificate of need authorized under this paragraph (*).

     FURTHER, AMEND the title amendment to conform.