Amend HB 1218 (Senate committee printing) as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 531.02416(d), Government Code (page 1, between lines 53 and 54), insert the following: (e) The pilot project shall initially use the method of secure transmission that is available at the time implementation of the pilot project begins, and subsequently move toward full interoperability in conjunction with the health information exchange development plan administered by the commission. (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 531.02416(e), Government Code (page 1, line 54), strike "(e)" and substitute "(f)". (3) Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, lines 57-60) and substitute the following: SECTION 2. The Health and Human Services Commission shall begin implementing the pilot project established under Section 531.02416, Government Code, as added by this Act, as soon as feasible after September 1, 2009, but not later than the 60th day after the effective date of this Act. (4) In SECTION 3 of the bill (page 1, line 61), strike "December 1, 2010" and substitute "January 1, 2011".