Amend SB 1839 by adding a new appropriately numbered section
as follows and renumbering subsequent sections:
      SECTION ____. (a)  The legislature approves the procedures
established through negotiated rulemaking by the Texas Department
of Human Services in compliance with Section 32.0213, Human
Resources Code, including any amendments to those procedures with
an effective date before April 1, 2001.
      (b)  The legislature ratifies any waiver issued by the
commissioner of human services on or after September 1, 1997, and
before April 1, 2001, to a nursing facility relating to the number
of certified Medicaid beds at the facility, provided that the
facility complies with all applicable requirements for licensure
and certification.