Amend CSSB 5 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike SECTION 11 of the bill (page 19, lines 3-10) and substitute the following:

SECTION 11.  (a) Sections 2-10 of this Act take effect 60 days after the publication in the Texas Register of a finding of fact made by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission that the total number of persons without health insurance coverage in this state is fewer than one million according to the most recent American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau or a similar survey conducted by a federal agency.

(b)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt the standards required by Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than the expiration of six months after the effective date of Sections 2-10 of this Act described in Subsection (a) of this section.

(c)  A facility licensed under Chapter 245, Health and Safety Code, is not required to comply with the standards adopted under Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, until the expiration of six months after the effective date of Sections 2-10 of this Act described in Subsection (a) of this section.

(2)  On page 19, line 11, strike "This" and substitute "Except as provided by Section 11 of this Act, this".