Amend SB 374 by striking SECTION 1.20 of the bill (House Committee Printing, page 22, line 20, through page 23, line 13) and substituting the following: SECTION 1.20. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission shall study the feasibility of a subacute care pilot project. The Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Department of Health shall cooperate with and assist the commission in this study. In conducting the study, the commission shall consider: (1) estimates of the potential fiscal impact, including the potential to save money; (2) the impact of subacute care on quality of care; (3) reimbursement under the state's reimbursement and regulatory policies; (4) the capacity of facilities in this state to provide subacute care; and (5) the impact of subacute care reimbursement on Medicaid, including managed care initiatives. (b) Not later than September 1, 2000, the Health and Human Services Commission shall submit a report on the feasibility of a subacute care pilot project to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and chair of each legislative committee with jurisdiction over long-term care. (c) This section expires September 1, 2001.