Amend SB 1839 (house committee printing) by inserting the
following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and
renumbering ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
        ARTICLE ___.  RATES PAID FOR NURSING HOME SERVICES
      SECTION __.01. Section 32.028, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
      (g)  The Health and Human Services Commission shall ensure
that the rules governing the determination of rates paid for
nursing home services improve the quality of care by providing
incentives for increasing direct care staff and direct care wages
and benefits.