Amend HB 2700 (Senate Committee Printing) as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.02171, Government Code (page 1, lines 13 through 18), strike Subsection (a) and substitute the following: (a) In this section: (1) "Health professional" means: (A) a physician; (B) an individual who is licensed or certified in this state to perform health care services and who is authorized to assist a physician in providing telemedicine medical services that are delegated and supervised by the physician; or (C) a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service. (2) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. (3) "Telehealth service" means a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service, delivered by a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the health professional's license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service that requires the use of advanced telecommunications technology, other than by telephone or facsimile, including: (A) compressed digital interactive video, audio, or data transmission; (B) clinical data transmission using computer imaging by way of still-image capture and store and forward; and (C) other technology that facilitates access to health care services or medical specialty expertise. (4) "Telemedicine medical service" means a health care service initiated by a physician or provided by a health professional acting under physician delegation and supervision, for purposes of patient assessment by a health professional, diagnosis or consultation by a physician, treatment, or the transfer of medical data, that requires the use of advanced telecommunications technology, other than by telephone or facsimile, including: (A) compressed digital interactive video, audio, or data transmission; (B) clinical data transmission using computer imaging by way of still-image capture and store and forward; and (C) other technology that facilitates access to health care services or medical specialty expertise. (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.02171(b), Government Code (page 1, lines 19 through 27), strike "health care professional" in each place the phrase appears in that subsection and substitute "health professional". (3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.02171, Government Code, in Subsections (b) and (c) (page 1, line 19 through page 1, line 53), strike "telemedicine medical services" each place the phrase appears in that section and substitute "telemedicine medical services or telehealth services". (4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.0271(c)(3), Government Code (page 1, line 43), between "service" and the semicolon, insert "or telehealth service". (5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.0272(a), Government Code (page 1, lines 59 and 60) strike "telemedicine medical services or telehealth services pilot programs". (6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.02172, Government Code (page 1, line 54 through page 2, line 28), strike "telemedicine medical services" each place the phrase appears in that section and substitute "telemedicine medical services or telehealth services". (7) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike proposed Secton 57.0471, Utilities Code (page 2, lines 31 through 37), and substitute the following: Sec. 57.0471. GRANTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. (a) A health care facility providing telemedicine medical services or telehealth services and participating in a pilot program under Section 531.02171, Government Code, is eligible to receive a grant under Section 57.047. (b) The health care facility is not eligible to receive private network services under Section 58.254(a), except with respect to a project that would have been eligible to be funded by the telecommunications infrastructure fund under this subchapter as it existed on January 1, 2001. 531.02171(c)(3), Government Code (page 1, line 43), between "service" and the semicolon, insert "or telehealth service". (5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.0272(a), Government Code (page 1, lines 59 and 60) strike "telemedicine medical service pilot programs" and substitute "telemedicine medical services or telehealth services pilot programs". (6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.02172, Government Code (page 1, line 54 through page 2, line 28), strike "telemedicine medical services" each place the phrase appears in that section and substitute "telemedicine medical services or telehealth services". (7) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike proposed Section 57.0471, Utilities Code (page 2, lines 31 through 37), and substitute the following: Sec. 57.0471. GRANTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. (a) A health care facility providing telemedicine medical services or telehealth services and participating in a pilot program under Section 531.02171, Government Code, is eligible to receive a grant under Section 57.047. (b) The health care facility is not eligible to receive private network services under Section 58.253(a), except with respect to a project that would have been eligible to be funded by the telecommunications infrastructure fund under this subchapter as it existed on January 1, 2001.