Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2859

BY: Senator(s) Chaney, Nunnelee

     AMEND by inserting the following subsection after line 1114:

     (17)  If there has been no significant commencement of construction of beds or conversion of existing beds authorized by a certificate of need issued under authority of this section within five (5) years of the date of the issuance thereof, then the certificate of need that was previously issued under this section shall expire and be null and void.  If the previously issued certificate of need expires, the department may accept applications for issuance of another certificate of need for the beds authorized under authority of this section, and may issue a certificate of need to authorize the construction, expansion or conversion of the beds authorized under this section.

     FURTHER, amend line 1116 by placing a period after "2004" and striking the remainder of the sentence.

     FURTHER, amend by inserting the following sentence after the semicolon on line 109:

Item (ii) of this paragraph (f) shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2004.

     FURTHER, amend the title to conform.