S1137B1621A05079 MSP:JMM 12/10/07 #90 A05079 AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1137 Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE TURZAI Printer's No. 1621 1 Amend Title, page 1, lines 18 through 22, by striking out all 2 of said lines and inserting 3 data, for abatement program, for eligibility, for procedure; 4 providing for the Health Care Provider Retention Reserve 5 Account; further providing for expiration; and making a 6 transfer. 7 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 3, line 18, by inserting a 8 bracket before "Unless" 9 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 3, line 20, by inserting a 10 bracket after "for" and inserting immediately thereafter 11 For 12 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 3, line 23, by striking out "Up 13 to" 14 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 3, line 26, by striking out "Up 15 to" 16 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 3, line 29, by striking out "Up 17 to" 18 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 5, line 4, by striking out 19 "paragraphs (3) and" and inserting 20 paragraph 21 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 711), page 5, line 5, by striking out 22 "$500,000 and shall be set" and inserting 23 $750,000 and shall be set by the commissioner 24 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 8, line 18, by striking out "or
1 (4)" 2 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 8, line 22, by striking out the 3 bracket before "$250,000" 4 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 8, line 29, by inserting a 5 bracket before "zero]" 6 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 9, line 4, by striking out 7 "711(d)(3) and (4)" and inserting 8 711(d)(4) 9 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 10, line 5, by inserting a 10 bracket before "(e)" 11 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 712), page 11, line 14, by inserting a 12 bracket after "(m)." 13 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1102), page 18, line 17, by inserting a 14 bracket before "for" 15 Amend Sec. 3 (Sec. 1102), page 18, line 21, by inserting a 16 bracket after "2005" and inserting immediately thereafter 17 until the liability of the fund under section 18 712(c)(2)(iii) is zero 19 Amend Bill, page 19, lines 5 through 30; page 20, lines 1 20 through 30, page 21, lines 1 through 10, by striking out all of 21 said lines on said pages and inserting 22 Section 5. The act is amended by adding a section to read: 23 Section 1114.1. Health Care Provider Retention Reserve Account. 24 (a) Establishment.--There is established within the General 25 Fund a special account to be known as the Health Care Provider 26 Retention Reserve Account. The funds in the account shall only 27 be used for the purpose of reducing unfunded liability under 28 Chapter 7. 29 (b) Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 30 act, the Secretary of the Budget shall, as of December 31, 2007, 31 transfer all funds in the account into the Health Care Provider 32 Retention Reserve Account. 33 Section 6. This act shall take effect as follows: 34 (1) The following provisions shall take effect July 1, 35 2008, or immediately, whichever is later: 36 (i) The repeal of section 712(e) of the act. 37 (ii) The amendment of section 1102(a) of the act. 38 (iii) The addition of section 1114.1 of the act. 39 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect SB1137A05079 - 2 -
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