FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE            SB 267/a
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 15, 1997
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 267
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 2, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
          "F.  "entity" means a person other than an individual and
  includes corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock
  companies, unions, trusts, pension funds, unincorporated
  organizations, governments and political subdivisions thereof and
  nonprofit organizations;".
  
      2.  Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
      3.  On page 8, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
          "F.  Except as otherwise provided for in this section
  regarding the payment of fines by an entity, whoever commits
  medicaid fraud when the fraud results in death to a recipient is
  guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to
  the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.".
  
      4.  Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
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                               Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  5  For  1  Against
          Yes:    5
          No:     Payne
               Excused:     Tsosie, Vernon
          Absent: None
  
  
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