Amend HB 3693 as follows:
      (1)  Between SECTION 1 and SECTION 2 of the bill (House
engrossment, page 1, between lines 14 and 15), add the following
new SECTION:
      SECTION 2.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 32.0213, Human
Resources Code, as amended by this Act, or any other law relating
to certification of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities, a person
is not subject to any limitation controlling the number of Medicaid
beds in nursing facilities and is entitled to contract with the
appropriate state agency to participate in the state Medicaid
program and provide beds in a nursing facility if the person:
            (1)  holds a state waiver from the limitation on the
number of Medicaid beds that:
                  (A)  was issued before May 1, 1999; and
                  (B)  authorizes the operation of a 150-bed
nursing facility;
            (2)  locates the nursing facility in a municipality
with a population of more than 900,000;
            (3)  begins construction of the nursing facility not
later than December 1, 1999; and
            (4)  meets all requirements for licensure and
certification.
      (b)  Subsection (a) of this section authorizes a person to
contract to provide only the number of Medicaid beds specified in
the person's waiver described by Subsection (a)(1) of this section.
      (2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill (House engrossment, page 1,
line 15), strike "2" and substitute "3".