Senate Amendment 27
H 4300 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Appropriations Bill, 2023-2024

S E N A T E A M E N D M E N T

  AMENDMENT NO. _____  

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April 19, 2023

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Clerk of the Senate

  ADOPTION NO. _____  

BILL NO: H.4300  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/18/23-S.)

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 Senators DAVIS and HEMBREE proposes the following amendment (SM HEALTHCARE):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 361, after line 23, by striking:

/ (DHHS: Healthcare) From the funds appropriated and authorized to the Department of Health and Human Services, the department shall partner with safety net providers to ensure that high quality reproductive healthcare is incorporated into primary care services and practice and available to all safety net patients. The department shall allocate up to $7,500,000 to ensure that patients eligible for Medicaid and other safety net patients are served by participating providers. In order to administer the program, the department shall partner with a non-profit to administer the program. The department may leverage any and all available federal funds to implement this program. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 361, after line 23, by inserting:

/ (DHHS: Healthcare) From the funds appropriated and authorized to the Department of Health and Human Services, the department shall partner with safety net providers to ensure that high quality reproductive healthcare is incorporated into primary care services and practice and available to all safety net patients. The department shall allocate up to $7,500,000 to ensure that patients eligible for Medicaid and other safety net patients are served by participating providers. In order to administer the program, the department shall partner with a non-profit to administer the program. The department may leverage any and all available federal funds to implement this program. For the purposes of this section, high quality reproductive healthcare does not include abortion services. /

Amend sections,  totals and title to conform.