5714.E AMH HC BELO 004

ESB 5714 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Health Care

   On page 2, line 4, after "available" strike ", and only so long as the current federal funding level continues"

   On page 2, line 22, after "health" strike "shall" and insert "may"

   On page 2, line 24, after "services." strike "Eligible women shall" and insert "To the extent of available funding, eligible women may"

   On page 2, line 33, after "programs." insert the following:

   "(5) Enrollment in the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program shall not result in expenditures that exceed the amount that has been appropriated for the program in the operating budget. If it appears that continued enrollment will result in expenditures exceeding the appropriated level for a particular fiscal year, the department may freeze new enrollment in the program. Nothing in this section prevents the department from continuing enrollment in the program if there are adequate private or public funds in addition to those appropriated in the biennial budget to support the cost of such enrollment."

Renumber remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references.

EFFECT: Specifies that eligible women will only be enrolled in the program provided that funding is available. Removes clause about program continuing only if federal funding level continues.