Amend CSSB 1839 (committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 5.06 of the bill, strike the recital and
substitute the following:
SECTION 5.06. Subsection (b), Section 4, Article 21.49-3,
Insurance Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding
Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
(2) In SECTION 5.06 of the bill, in amended Subdivision (1),
Subsection (b), Section 4, Article 21.49-3, Insurance Code, at the
beginning of the first sentence, strike "The" and substitute
"Subject to Subdivision (6) of this subsection, the <The>".
(3) In SECTION 5.06 of the bill, following amended
Subdivision (1), Subsection (b), Section 4, Article 21.49-3,
Insurance Code, insert the following:
(6) The rates applicable to professional liability
insurance provided by the association that cover nursing homes that
are not for profit must reflect a discount of 30 percent from the
rates for the same coverage provided to others in the same category
of insureds. The commissioner shall ensure compliance with this
subdivision.
DUNCAN
MONCRIEF