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Amend CSHB 3162 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 12, strike "in accordance with" and substitute "under".
(2) On page 1, lines 15-16, strike "in accordance with" and substitute "under".
(3) On page 2, lines 1-2, strike "in accordance with" and substitute "under".
(4) On page 3, line 1, strike "subsection, the committee's consideration of the issues" and substitute "section, a decision by the committee based on any of the considerations".
(5) Strike page 4, lines 19-20, and substitute as follows:
(F) the language in Section 166.0465;
(6) Strike page 6, lines 13-14, and substitute the following:
(iii) a statement that the committee has complied with Subsection (a-2) and Section 166.0465; and
(7) On page 8, line 24, between "medical procedure" and "is performed", insert ", as that term is defined in this section,".
(8) On page 9, line 6, strike "satisfies each" and substitute "satisfies all".
(9) On page 9, lines 8-9, strike "professional medical".
(10) On page 9, line 13, strike "a health care or treatment decision" and substitute "the health care or treatment decision".
(11) Strike page 10, line 13, through page 11, line 7, and substitute the following:
(A) a delay notice:
(i) if, at the time the written decision is provided as required by Subsection (b)(3)(D)(i), a medical procedure satisfies all of the conditions described by Subdivision (1); or
(ii) if:
(a) at the time the written decision is provided as required by Subsection (b)(3)(D)(i), a medical procedure satisfies all of the conditions described by Subdivision(1) except Subdivision (1)(G); and
(b) the person responsible for the patient's health care decisions provides to the attending physician or another physician or health care professional providing direct care to the patient consent on behalf of the patient for the medical procedure within 24 hours of the request for consent;
(B) a start notice:
(i) if, at the time the written decision is provided as required by Subsection (b)(3)(D)(i), no medical procedure satisfies all of the conditions described by Subdivision (1) (A) through (F); or
(ii) if:
(a) at the time the written decision is provided as required by Subsection (b)(3)(D)(i), a medical procedure satisfies all of the conditions described by Subdivision (1) except Subdivision (1)(G); and
(b) the person responsible for the patient's health care decisions does not provide to the attending physician or another physician or health care professional providing direct care to the patient consent on behalf of the patient for the medical procedure within 24 hours of the request for consent; and
(12) On page 13, lines 14-17, strike ", unless a court grants an extension under Subsection (g), the first day of the 25-day period provided under Subsection (e) after which life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn" and substitute "the first day of the 25-day period provided under Subsection (e), after which life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn unless a court has granted an extension under Subsection (g),".
(13) On page 13, line 23, strike "includes" and substitute "means".
(14) On page 13, line 25, through page 14, line 1, strike ", unless a court grants an extension under Subsection (g), the 25- day period provided under Subsection (e) after which life sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn" and substitute "the 25-day period provided under Subsection (e), after which life- sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn unless a court has granted an extension under Subsection (g),".
(15) On page 14, lines 7-8, strike "(42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.)" and substitute "in 42 U.S.C. Section 12102".
(16) On page 21, line 11, between "time" and "described", insert "period".
(17) On page 21, line 11, between "and" and "the disposition", insert ", if so,".
(18) On page 22, line 9, strike "is notified of" and substitute "was notified of and able to reasonably verify".
(19) On page 22, line 14, strike "is notified of" and substitute "was notified of and able to reasonably verify".
(20) On page 23, line 18, strike "is notified of" and substitute "was notified of and able to reasonably verify".
(21) On page 23, line 24, strike "is notified of" and substitute "was notified of and able to reasonably verify".
(22) On page 24, line 27, strike "department" and substitute "commission".
(23) On page 27, line 5, strike "or" and substitute "to".