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Amend CSSB 439 in SECTION 5 of the bill, strike amended 
Subsection (b), Section 166.046, Health and Safety Code (Senate 
committee printing, page 2, line 40 through page 3, line 18), and 
substitute the following:
	(b)  On receipt of a request for a meeting of the ethics or 
medical committee as described in Subsection (a-2) [The patient or 
the person responsible for the health care decisions of the 
individual who has made the decision regarding the directive or 
treatment decision]:
		(1)  not later than the seventh calendar day before the 
date of the meeting requested under Subsection (a-2), unless the 
time period is waived by mutual agreement, the surrogate shall:
			(A)  be offered [may be given] a written 
description of the ethics or medical committee review process and 
may be offered any other policies and procedures related to this 
section adopted by the health care facility;
			(B)  be provided information that the surrogate is 
entitled to receive the continued assistance of a patient liaison 
to assist the surrogate throughout the process described in this 
section;
			(C)  be provided information that the surrogate 
may seek a second opinion from other medical professionals 
regarding the patient's medical status and treatment requirements 
and communicate the resulting information to the members of the 
ethics or medical committee for consideration before the meeting;
			(D)  [(2) shall be informed of the committee 
review process not less than 48 hours before the meeting called to 
discuss the patient's directive, unless the time period is waived 
by mutual agreement;
		[(3)  at the time of being so informed, shall] be 
provided[:
			[(A)]  a copy of the appropriate statement set 
forth in Section 166.052; and
			(E)  be provided [(B)]  a copy of the registry 
list of health care providers, health care facilities, and referral 
groups that have volunteered their readiness to consider accepting 
transfer or to assist in locating a provider willing to accept 
transfer that is posted on the website maintained by the department
[Texas Health Care Information Council] under Section 166.053; and
		(2)  if requested in writing by the surrogate, the 
surrogate is entitled to receive:
			(A)  not later than 72 hours after the request is 
made, a free copy of the portion of the patient's medical record 
related to the current admission to the facility or the treatment 
received by the patient during the preceding 30 calendar days in the 
facility, whichever is shorter, together with requested diagnostic 
results and reports reasonably requested by the surrogate; and
			(B)  not later than the fifth calendar day after 
the date of the request, a free copy of the remainder of the 
patient's medical record, if any, related to the current admission 
to the facility.