STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, No. 202

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Assemblywoman WEINBERG)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 12, 1996

      The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the language of this committee substitute is consistent with federal law by clarifying that the provisions of section 3 shall only apply to those distinct parts of a nursing home certified to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program.