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Amend CSHB 1941 (senate committee printing), in SECTION 1 of the bill, by striking added Section 17.464(a)(2), Business & Commerce Code (page 1, lines 44 through 49), and substituting the following:
(2) "Emergency facility":
(A) means:
(i) a freestanding emergency medical care facility licensed under Chapter 254, Health and Safety Code; or
(ii) a hospital that does not meet the conditions of participation for certification under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.); and
(B) does not include a hospital that:
(i) has been operating as a hospital for less than one year;
(ii) has submitted an application to a federally recognized accreditation program for certification under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.); and
(iii) has not failed an accreditation for certification.