Amend CSSB 1156 as follows: (1) Immediately following SECTION 1 of the bill (Committee printing, page 1, between lines 18 and 19), insert the following new SECTION: SECTION 2. Sec. 32.028, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) The department in its adoption of reasonable rules and standards governing the allocation of any funds appropriated for rate increases for physician services and outpatient hospital services shall establish a provider reimbursement methodology that recognizes and rewards high volume providers, with an emphasis on providers located in areas of this state where medical assistance payments are particularly vital to the health care delivery system. (2) Renumber existing SECTIONS of the bill and revise cross-references to existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly. ZAFFIRINI DUNCAN MONCRIEF OGDEN