AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

1. Page 3, engrossed, line 47, after disorders

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remainder of line 47 and all of line 48

2. Page 3, engrossed, line 50, after residence

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further commits to admit

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will restrict admissions to

3. Page 3, engrossed, after line 53

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13. The issuance of a certificate of public need for a nursing facility project located in Montgomery County if (i) the total number of beds to be constructed does not exceed sixty beds; (ii) the facility has entered into a partnership with several public institutions of higher education to establish a gerontology center for the conduct of research and the education of professionals; and (iii) the nursing facility beds will be an integral part of an existing health care institution which has a mission of providing a continuum of care as recorded in its 100-year plan.