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,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
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,s]vice ,act prior to ! ,,covid-#ai     
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o!r purposes4  #a4 ,eligibility         
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day ( ! ,,covid-#ai public heal?        
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section #cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act2  7,b7 prior to or  
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p>ticipation2 &  7,c7 dur+ su* em]g5cy1 
began p>ticipat+ 9 su* program4  7c7    

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disproportionate %>e adju/m5t p]c5tage  
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7#b7 9 ! case ( a hospital describ$ 9   
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requirem5ts "u subp>agraph 7,o7 ( su*   
section #cdj;,b7a77#d71 ! requirem5t )  
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#cdj;,b ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b7 is bas$ on a co/ 
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giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cdj;,b7a77#d7 ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b7a77#d774  7#c7         
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m 
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy means !
 public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
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