Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 936

TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:

  THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

AMENDMENT NO. 1

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1.  The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and the Director of Medicaid are directed to establish a task force to study House Bill No. 936, 2022 Regular Session, and the implementation of Hospice Care Services for Inmates and special care facilities for parolees and to report their recommendation to the Legislature on or before October 1, 2022.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAID TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO STUDY HOUSE BILL NO. 936, 2022 REGULAR SESSION, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOSPICE CARE SERVICES FOR INMATES AND SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR PAROLEES AND TO REPORT THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2022; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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                                                Eugene S. Clarke

                                         Secretary of the Senate