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.
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