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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 270: Uniform Reporting Systems for Maine Quality Data Sets, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Maine Health Data Organization that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made.
1. Section 3 (B) of the rule is amended to reflect the correct name of the current version of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s how-to guide for preventing central line infections and ventilator associated pneumonia.
2. Section 3 (B) (HAI-4) of the rule is amended to reflect the correct number of evidence-based interventions by changing the word "five" to "four" and add the word "insertion-related" in between the words "four" and "evidence-based" to use the correct terminology.
3. Section 8 (A) (2) of the rule is amended to reflect the correct name of the current version of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's how-to guide for preventing central line infections and ventilator associated pneumonia.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes final adoption of Chapter 270: Uniform Reporting Systems for Maine Quality Data Sets, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Maine Health Data Organization, provided certain changes to the rule are made.