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Amend the resolve in section 5 in subsection 10 in the last line (page 3, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and"
Amend the resolve in section 5 by inserting after subsection 10 the following:
‘11. Development of a methodology for collecting data regarding the refusal of long-term care facilities to admit patients with complex medical conditions, as a means to identify barriers to placement; and’
Amend the resolve in section 5 by renumbering any nonconsecutive subsection numbers to read consecutively.
Amend the resolve in section 8 in the first line (page 3, line 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "December 15" and inserting the following: 'November 2'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, adds to the bill a duty for the Commission To Continue the Study of Difficult-to-place Patients. It requires the commission to develop a methodology for collecting data regarding the refusal of long-term care facilities to admit patients with complex medical conditions, as a means to identify barriers to placement. It changes the date that the report is due from December 15, 2016 to November 2, 2016.