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.