Amend CSHB 44 (house committee report) on page 1 as follows:
(1) Strike lines 7 and 8 and substitute the following:
Sec. 531.02119. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON COVID-19 VACCINATION OR IMMUNIZATION STATUS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(b) A provider who participates in Medicaid or
(2) On lines 15 and 16, strike "a particular infectious or communicable disease" and substitute "COVID-19".
(3) On line 17, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
(4) On line 22, strike "(c)" and substitute "(d)".