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Amend CSHB 1612 (house committee report) as follows:
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(1)  On page 3, line 10, strike "change" and substitute "charge".
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(2)  On page 3, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
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(e)  Nothing in this section precludes a patient from receiving from a hospital charity care that the patient would otherwise qualify for or be entitled to.
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