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___________________ moved that HB 1184 be amended as follows:

     On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"      Section 1. That chapter 34-23B be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Any physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, counselor, social worker, licensed or registered child welfare provider, employee or volunteer of a domestic abuse center, chemical dependency counselor, or safety sensitive position as defined in subdivision 23- 3-64(2) who provides services to a pregnant woman, who, in good faith, makes a report to the Department of Social Services of a pregnant woman engaging in abusive use of alcohol, abusive use of a lawfully prescribed controlled substance, or use of any controlled drug or substance not lawfully prescribed by a practitioner as authorized by chapters 22-42 and 34-20B, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, and has the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report. This immunity also extends to any public official involved in the investigation of such conduct or to any person described in this section who in good faith cooperates with any public official in an investigation. Any reporting pursuant to this section is permissive and nothing in this section requires the making of any such report."