Senator SHEHEEN proposed the following amendment (4014R006.KMM.VAS):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:

/ SECTION__. The Department of Health and Environmental Control is authorized to take action to reallocate supplies and employees to meet the demands of hospitals and other medical providers who receive Medicaid or other state funds that are located within specific areas of this State where COVID-19 infections are most concentrated, commonly referred to as hotspots. /