Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1046

BY: Committee

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Not later than January 1, 2006, the State Department of Health, in collaboration with the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, shall prepare and deliver to the Legislature a statewide Hepatitis C Virus plan.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2004.

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

 

     AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PREPARE A STATEWIDE HEPATITIS C VIRUS PLAN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.