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ADOPTED
SENATE
Senator
Carter of the 13th offered following amendment:
Amend
HB 429 (LC 35 0498S) by inserting after
"requirements;" on
line 5 of page 1 the following:
to
revise a definition relating to state health planning and development; to revise
the functions of the Health Strategies Council and the Department of Community
Health;
By
inserting between lines 24 and 25 of page 2 the following:
SECTION
2A.
Said
title is further amended in Code Section 31-6-2, relating to definitions, as
follows:
(1)
By striking "and adopt the state health plan" from paragraph (10).
(2)
By replacing "adopted" with "based on recommendations" and by adding "and the
board" after "Council" in paragraph (23).
SECTION
2B.
Said
title is further amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of
Code Section 31-6-20, relating to the Health Strategies Council generally, and
inserting:
"(1)
Review, comment, and make recommendations to the board on components of the
state health plan;
(2)
Review and comment on proposed rules for the administration of this chapter,
except emergency rules, as requested by the department;"
SECTION
2C.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code
Section 31-6-21, relating to the Department of Community Health generally, as
follows:
"(2)
To prepare and revise a draft state health plan
for
submission to the Health Strategies Council for adoption and submission to the
Governor;"