AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS

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“Cancer care center” means any specialized center or clinic or that portion of a physician’s office developed for the provision of chemotherapy, radiation, and diagnostic radiology services on an outpatient basis and that does not administer general anesthesia in connection with such services.

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cancer care center, regardless of whether providing services covered by this chapter, so long as any such services provided to indigent patients are provided without regard to compensation.

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any cancer care center, regardless of whether providing services covered by this chapter, so long as any such services provided to indigent patients are provided without regard to compensation.

FLOOR AMENDMENTS (HAMILTON) AGREED TO BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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, so long as any such services provided to indigent patients are provided without regard to compensation

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so long as the cancer care center does not take into any regard the ability to pay of any patient with cancer or any patient referred in regards to a diagnosis of cancer in providing any needed chemotherapy, radiation, or diagnostic radiology services to such patients. Each cancer care center shall report annually to the Department of Medical Assistance Services regarding indigent care provided in accordance with this provision

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, so long as any such services provided to indigent patients are provided without regard to compensation

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so long as the cancer care center does not take into any regard the ability to pay of any patient with cancer or any patient referred in regards to a diagnosis of cancer in providing any needed chemotherapy, radiation, or diagnostic radiology services to such patients. Each cancer care center shall report annually to the Department of Medical Assistance Services regarding indigent care provided in accordance with this provision