S1137B1621A04985       DMS:SRA 12/07/07    #90             A04985
                       AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1137
                                    Sponsor:  REPRESENTATIVE REED
                                           Printer's No. 1621

     1       Amend Title, page 1, line 19, by striking out "FOR
     2    PENNSYLVANIANS (MCAP)" and inserting
     3               and Reduction of Error (MCARE)
     4       Amend Title, page 1, line 20, by inserting after "and"
     5               and
     6       Amend Title, page 1, lines 21 and 22, by striking out
     7    "expiration;" in line 21 and all of line 22 and inserting
     8               expiration.
     9       Amend Sec. 2, page 16, line 7, by striking out "A SUBCHAPTER"
    10    and inserting
    11               subchapters
    12       Amend Sec. 2, page 17, lines 13 through 30; page 18, lines 1
    13    through 8, by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
    14    inserting
    15                              SUBCHAPTER E
    16            MEDICAL CARE AVAILABILITY AND REDUCTION OF ERROR
    17                          (MCARE) RESERVE FUND
    18    Section 751.  Establishment.
    19       There is established within the State Treasury a special fund
    20    to be known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of
    21    Error (Mcare) Reserve Fund.
    22    Section 752.  Allocation.
    23       Money in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error
    24    (Mcare) Reserve Fund shall be allocated annually as follows:
    25           (1)  Fifty percent of the total amount in the Medical
    26       Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Reserve Fund
    27       shall remain in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction
    28       of Error (Mcare) Reserve Fund for the sole purpose of
    29       reducing the unfunded liability of the fund.
    30           (2)  Twenty-five percent of the total amount in the


     1       Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare)
     2       Reserve Fund shall be transferred to the Patient Safety Trust
     3       Fund for use by the Department of Public Welfare for
     4       implementing section 407.
     5           (3)  Twenty-five percent of the total amount in the
     6       Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare)
     7       Reserve Fund shall be transferred to the Medical Safety
     8       Automation Fund.
     9                              SUBCHAPTER F
    10                     MEDICAL SAFETY AUTOMATION FUND
    11    Section 762.  Medical Safety Automation Fund established.
    12       There is established within the State Treasury a special fund
    13    to be known as the Medical Safety Automation Fund. No money in
    14    the Medical Safety Automation Fund shall be used until
    15    legislation is enacted for the purpose of providing medical
    16    safety automation system grants to health care providers under
    17    the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health
    18    Care Facilities Act, a group practice or a community-based
    19    health care provider.

    20       Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1102), page 18, lines 18 and 19, by
    21    striking out "AND 2007" and inserting
    22               [and], 2007 and 2008"

    23       Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 1112), page 20, line 11, by striking out
    24    "FOR PENNSYLVANIANS (MCAP)" and inserting
    25               and Reduction of Error (Mcare)

    26       Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 1112), page 20, line 15, by striking out
    27    "FOR PENNSYLVANIANS (MCAP)" and inserting
    28               and Reduction of Error (Mcare)

    29       Amend Sec. 5 (Sec. 1115), page 20, line 26, by striking out
    30    "2011" and inserting
    31               2009
    32       Amend Sec. 7, page 20, line 30; page 21, lines 1 through 9,
    33    by striking out all of said lines on said pages
    34       Amend Sec. 8, page 21, line 10, by striking out "8" and
    35    inserting
    36               7


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