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Amend CSHB 1 as follows:
(1) On page II-xx of the Health and Human Services Commission bill pattern, add the following rider:
____.  Labor and Delivery Hospital Costs. Out of funds appropriated to the Health and Human Services Commission in Strategy A.1.3, Pregnant Women, $9,825,000 in general revenue and $15,175,000 in federal funds in fiscal year 2020 and $9,825,000 in general revenue and $15,175,000 in federal funds in fiscal year 2021 is to be distributed to urban and rural hospital labor and delivery programs in which the majority of births are to Medicaid-eligible patients. It is the intent of the legislature that funding shall be allocated to these safety net-type hospitals for programs designed to promote efficiency, quality, and personal responsibility, in order to promote cost savings and healthy deliveries.