Amend SB 1164 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section to the bill and renumbering existing sections of the bill
appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  (a)  As part of the routine monitoring
responsibilities of the Health and Human Services Commission, the
commission shall evaluate the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care
long-term care pilot project, including:
            (1)  consumer, family, and provider satisfaction with
the project;
            (2)  funding, regulatory, and statutory adjustments
needed to improve the project; and
            (3)  the overall quality of care provided by the
project compared to the quality of care provided by the traditional
fee-for-service Medicaid long-term care program.
      (b)  Not later than January 1, 1999, the commission shall
submit a report relating to the evaluation to the governor,
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the  house of  representatives,
the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and the House
Public Health Committee.