Amend CSSB 962 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 174.002, Health and Safety Code, as follows:
(1) In Subsection (a) (page 1, line 52), between "provides" and "express", insert ", in person or electronically,".
(2) In Subsection (b) (page 2, line 4), between "provides" and "express", insert ", in person or electronically,".
(3) Strike Subsection (c)(2) (page 2, lines 30-32), and substitute the following:
(2) obtained from the individual's treating physician for use in the screening, diagnosis, or treatment of the individual by a clinical laboratory that is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
(4) In Subsection (c)(3) (page 2, line 37), between "seq.)" and the underlined semicolon, insert "or 45 C.F.R. Part 46".