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• The amendment set as a whole modifies the definition of relationship and covered entities for the purposes
• So the main changes are that the core of the revision is that we tighten the definition of covered entity
• One is the entity must be 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit... ...entity must be 501(c)(3), (c)(4), or
• However, what if that Medicaid provider falls into the other definition of covered entity because they
• Because some hospitals—if they're a nongovernmental entity and they're a nonprofit and they meet with

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 26 for what was described as the last meeting of the legislative session. H.R. 318 was voluntarily deferred without discussion. The committee first took up H.R. 298, which would have directed the Louisiana Department of Health, with the legislative auditor, to study LDH’s relationships with certain nonprofits, foundations, professional associations, and other nongovernmental entities. The author presented amendments narrowing the definitions, but LDH testified the language was still too broad, would still require substantial review of contracts, memberships, conferences, and related interactions, and would still carry a significant fiscal note. Members raised concerns that hospitals, provider associations, nonprofit care facilities, and other stakeholders could be swept in. The author then voluntarily deferred the resolution, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405, which establishes a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities, directs LDH to work with facilities on care standards and remediation for lower-rated homes, and requires reporting and transparency for families. The bill drew broad support from members and stakeholders, including nursing home and senior advocacy groups, and was reported favorably without objection. House Resolution 290, which asked LDH to study a possible correlation between gender-affirming hormone therapy medications and psychosis or related psychiatric conditions in people 26 and younger, prompted questions about the purpose of the study and concerns that it could affect broader policy debates. The author, a licensed clinical social worker, said the request was intended to examine whether medications were being used too quickly and what effects they might have on adolescent mental health; after discussion, the author voluntarily deferred the resolution, and the committee agreed. Finally, the committee considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, urging LDH and commercial insurers to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license. Testimony focused on the Bridge Center for Hope, described as the state’s only Level 3 crisis receiving center, and the need to revisit Medicaid reimbursement for the first 23 hours of crisis care. With no questions or objections, the resolution was adopted. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff, and the committee adjourned for the year.

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• And then non-governmental entities: we occasionally will get questions about non-governmental entities
• </c><01:26:57.960><c> we</c> and then non-governmental entities we and then non-governmental entities
• </c> need it to do their job um entities need it to do their job um entities authorized<01:29:44.159>
• </c><01:29:50.840><c> could</c> and formed consent um an entity could and formed consent um an entity
• own entity.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• this year um they had been uh entity this year um they had been uh part<00:04:12.560><c> of</c><00:04
• in Minnesota so government entities in Minnesota so state<00:13:07.959><c> agencies</c><00:13:08.600
• entities collect about citizens<00:13:55.120><c> as</c><00:13:55.680><c> um</c><00:13:56.160><c> I</
• </c> used and shared by government entities used and shared by government entities because<00:14:18.240
• </c><00:14:28.560><c> or</c> between different government entities or between different government entities

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , but we do... ...a specific new state entity.
• Some officer entity to be the coordinator, number one.
• Responsibilities of this entity or entities should include some or all of developing a consequential
• I mean, couldn’t they all be incorporated into the list above of all the things that this entity or entities
• Then the responsibilities of this entity or entities should include some or all of developing a consequential

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Once an entity goes through that assessment, though, again, it kind of shows those gaps.
• Each entity will get a report.
• And we had about a 42% participation rate across all entities in North Dakota.
• But that's why when we present this to entities, we encourage them to participate in this.
• Also made mention through Enderf: entities can receive that 4% insurance premium discount.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Representative Newell, is this aimed at a particular entity that you have issues with?
• It's not, it doesn't mean that the entity is not functioning.
• I'd rather it not be any state entity and be a city entity, because, as you said, ...much stuff in state
• I'd rather it not be any state entity and be a city entity, because, as you said, ...and be a city entity
• We had to find, we had to work with both parties and everyone up here... ...entity.

Bills: SB348, SB444, SB485, SB517, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB362, HB368, HB377, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB664, HB741, HB822, HB990, HB1243

Keywords: motor vehicles, enforcement, administrative support, law enforcement, private service provider, regulatory compliance, expropriation, public purpose, property rights, compensation, city governance, St. George, insurance premium tax, city of St. George, municipal authority, local taxation, East Baton Rouge Parish, economic development, Baton Rouge North, commissioners

Summary: The committee on Local and Municipal Affairs met on May 7, 2026 and approved the prior meeting minutes before taking up a series of local bills. Early action included HB 362, creating the Regency Park Towns Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish, which was reported favorably. HB 822, dealing with nonprofit entities that hold appointments on boards and commissions while not in good standing with the Secretary of State, drew discussion about how long an entity must be out of compliance and whether notice should be required; the committee adopted an amendment changing the threshold to three consecutive years and then reported the bill as amended. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 1243, which would shift more authority over the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board to the Orleans Parish City Council. Supporters, including Representative Hilfriddy and Council President J.P. Morrell, argued the current structure is dysfunctional and unresponsive, and that local elected officials need authority to act more quickly. The Bureau of Governmental Research testified without taking a position on the bill itself but urged a formal transition plan or study committee so the city would have a clear governance path. Despite that concern, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying asset ownership and then reported HB 1243 as amended. The committee also handled several St. George bills. SB 348, allowing local law enforcement to contract for administrative support related to motor vehicle enforcement, was reported favorably. SB 444, granting St. George expropriation authority for certain public infrastructure projects, was also reported favorably. SB 485, concerning the city’s authority over insurance premium taxes, initially had amendments adopted but was then reconsidered; the amendments were stripped and the bill was reported favorably in its original form. HB 431, requiring mayors to complete annual continuing education, was amended to clarify approved training and then reported favorably. Other measures reported favorably included HB 990 on Jefferson Parish master water meters, HB 466 on West Feliciana Parish tax rebates tied to a data center project, HB 664 raising the maximum fine for parish ordinance violations, HB 87 increasing per diem for a Livingston Parish gas utility district board, HB 115 abolishing the police chief position in Edgefield, HB 741 creating emergency housing vouchers for human trafficking survivors, HB 377 removing civil service pay-plan restrictions for state examiners, HB 162 allowing a fee increase for the Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention District, HB 368 increasing fines for improper demolition of historic properties in New Orleans, and HB 441 returning New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board employees to city civil service. The committee adjourned after reporting the bills.

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• Entity prioritization is our next one: how the entities prioritize them themselves, and then administration
• that are our foundations tied to state agencies or entities?
• To non-state entities. Specifically to non-state entities in the bill.
• They are state entities, correct? They qualify under the state entities category, correct?
• The local government, they qualify as non-state entities.

Summary: The committee met informally to receive a detailed briefing from the Division of Administration’s Facility Planning and Control on House Bill 2, the state capital outlay bill. Staff explained the bill’s size and structure, including the current original bill of about $11.1 billion, the role of Priority 1 and Priority 5 funding, the $574 million annual cash line-of-credit capacity, and the large amount of reauthorized or dormant Priority 1 funding that remains in the bill from prior years. Members focused heavily on how projects are selected, how cash-flow estimates are made, and how much of the bill is tied up in long-term Priority 5 placeholders versus money that can actually be spent in the near term. No votes were taken, and the chair emphasized the meeting was informational only. The committee also heard from Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter-Reed, who outlined the higher education capital outlay process, the number of requests submitted, and the deferred maintenance program supported by prior legislative funding. A major theme was concern about dormant projects and over-appropriation of Priority 1 funds. Committee members repeatedly asked how much money is sitting unused, why projects remain in the bill for years, and whether legislators can help remove obsolete or overfunded projects. FPC officials said dormant projects are identified when they have had no expenditures for roughly two years, and that last year some projects were not reauthorized, freeing funds for active projects. They said legislators can help by reducing or eliminating dormant projects and by being cautious about adding new projects during session, since small initial cash amounts can create large future Priority 5 obligations. Members also discussed whether non-state entities, including municipalities, parishes, ports, and nonprofits, should have stronger reporting or expenditure requirements; staff said the current statutes do not require a formal expenditure mandate, though the cooperative agreements allow the state to take back funds if no contract is entered within the required period. Higher education officials said the systems and campuses work year-round with the Board of Regents and FPC to prioritize projects and determine realistic cash needs. Commissioner Hunter-Reed said higher education accounts for a large share of state buildings, that 154 requests were received and 79 were submitted, and that 38 projects have new FY27 funding in the current draft. She also noted that the legislature has provided $100 million over two years for deferred maintenance against a backlog exceeding $2 billion, and that $10 million of that has been set aside for third-party campus reviews of deferred maintenance, space utilization, and preventive maintenance. Overall, the meeting centered on improving capital outlay efficiency, reducing dormant funding, and aligning project requests more closely with what can actually be spent in a year.

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• The question I have is, who is a covered entity in the 340B program? It's a covered entity...
• No, the covered entity, the 340B covered entity, gets the lower price.
• If a covered entity wants to...
• The only change is if they want that product delivered to an entity that is not a covered entity, that
• While every entity involved...

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

Transcript Highlights:

• Entity prioritization is our next one: how the entities prioritize them themselves.
• that are our foundations tied to state agencies or entities.
• To non-state entities. Specifically to non-state entities in the bill.
• They are state entities, correct? They qualify under the state entities category, correct?
• The local government, they qualify as non-state entities.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The amendment set as a whole modifies the definition of relationship and covered entities for the purposes
• So the main changes are that the core of the revision is that we tighten the definition of covered entity
• And so by narrowing all these definitions and making sure that it doesn't apply to broad... ...entities
• However, what if that Medicaid provider falls into the other definition of covered entity because they
• If they're a nongovernmental entity and they're a nonprofit and they meet with a department and provide

Bills: HR290, HR298, SB405, SCR61, HR318

Keywords: gender-affirming care, gender affirming therapy, gender-affirming hormone therapy, transgender health, trans youth, LGBTQ, mental health, psychosis, psychiatric conditions, puberty blockers, androgen blockers, cross-sex hormones, estrogen, testosterone, informed consent, screening, monitoring protocols, Louisiana Department of Health, LDH, House Health and Welfare

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• Secondly, this bill prevents state and local entities from actively prohibiting, restricting, or interfering
• Secondly, this bill prevents state and local entities from actively prohibiting, restricting, or interfering
• Requiring reporting to ICE and prohibiting entities that know their communities best from maintaining
• that know their and prohibiting entities that know their communities<00:16:15.959><c> best</c><00:16
• Minnesota government entities include covered health care entities, for example HCMC medical system operated

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.

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• So when we're talking about nonprofit or corporations or other entities that are trying to influence
• So when we're talking about nonprofit or corporations or other entities that are trying to influence
• And what we're able to do is look at it and say, okay, is the entity that's requesting it, if it's an
• And what we're able to do is look at it and say, okay, is the entity that's requesting it, if it's an
• </c><00:58:10.200><c> that's</c> at and say okay is the entity that's at and say okay is the entity that's

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And from the report covered entities.
• </c> is this war between different entities is this war between different entities in<01:25:37.840><c
• </c><01:30:18.080><c> and</c> periodically audit covered entities and periodically audit covered entities
• :49:28.159><c> billion</c><01:49:28.960><c> in</c> covered entities sought $3 billion in covered entities
• However, with 340B eligible entities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This amendment ensures that California tribes may seek the exemption utilizing the best form of entity
• So, for example, a tribe may seek to establish a tribally chartered nonprofit entity to serve as the
• While both may be wholly owned tribal entities from a really strict interpretation, tribal governments
• And I also want to point out that in December, the IRS issued a final rule regarding entities wholly
• This regulation established that entities wholly owned by tribes and organized or incorporated under

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a series of bills focused on nonprofit tax status, housing, tribal land return, tax relief, economic development, journalism, reparations, manufacturing investment, and pawned property sales tax. The chair explained the committee’s suspense file process and noted that only AB 2270 and AB 2641 were eligible for immediate votes; other measures were referred to suspense after presentation. AB 2084 (Bauer-Kahan) would give the Franchise Tax Board discretion to delay or review revocation of state nonprofit tax-exempt status when federal status is revoked, and AB 2167 (Macedo) would clarify that tribally chartered corporations are eligible for existing tribal conservation land return tax exemptions. Both drew support from nonprofit and tribal representatives and were sent to suspense. AB 2270 (Arambula) sought to improve farmworker housing access to low-income housing tax credits by adjusting scoring criteria to reflect rural agricultural realities. Supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages projects near farmland; the bill passed the committee 4-1 and was sent to Housing and Community Development. AB 2336 proposed excluding the first $25,000 of overtime pay and pension income from taxation; supporters framed it as affordability relief, while an opponent warned of major General Fund losses and a member raised the lack of an income cap. AB 2205 would reinstate the New Employment Credit to encourage hiring in high-unemployment areas, and AB 2222 would create refundable tax credits for local news organizations hiring journalists; both received strong support from business, labor, and media advocates and were referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2186, which would exclude future reparations payments from state income tax, with supporters arguing reparations should not be reduced by taxation; it was sent to suspense. AB 2377 would accelerate depreciation deductions for manufacturing equipment, with a larger benefit in high-need areas, and AB 2641 would extend the sales tax exemption for people repurchasing their own property from pawnbrokers, with the author agreeing to a five-year sunset amendment. AB 2641 passed 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. After taking up the remaining roll calls for absent members, the committee adjourned.

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• Of course, I do see that you define adversary intelligence agencies or entities.
• And I see on line 44, those adversary intelligence entities are described as a person who demonstrated
• So you're defining adversary intelligence entities as persons who have views, persons who have opinions
• to make an arrest outside of a state without permission from that other state or from that other entity
• , such as our state attorneys, public defenders, guardian ad litem, and a host of other entities.

Bills: S0086, S0642, S0712, S0758, S0896, S1224, S1300, S1370, S1712

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, pyramid schemes, consumer protection, fraud prevention, legal affairs, penalties, justice, administrative commission, membership, state attorneys, public defenders

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.

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• </c><00:11:16.320><c> and</c> for all these different entities and for all these different entities and
• Uh that is an entity which is is new.
• </c> It's not whether these entities It's not whether these entities collaborate<01:55:54.080><c> or<
• </c> They're directed to the other entities They're directed to the other entities also.<02:00:14.880
• </c><02:06:01.040><c> and</c> different um entities and different um entities and work<02:06:02.719><

Keywords: 916, all

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• Under current law, taxing entities may notify the public about rate changes by mail, Senator Betancourt
• HB 17 requires taxing entities to mail notice to every property owner in a tax rate hearing while still
• HB 17 will require taxing entities to provide uniform, easy to understand notices, empowering Texans
• , are you OK with your local taxing entity emailing you the address—or not the address but the time—I
• I would think all the taxing entities would Kelly Rasty: try to help drive people to that.

Bills: HB17, HB23

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest

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• So you've had two school districts indicate that they're interested in— >> Two entities. >> Two entities
• </c><00:24:15.360><c> that</c> in Senate Bill 207, the entity that in Senate Bill 207, the entity that
• </c> school to an outside entity. Correct. school to an outside entity. Correct.
• . entity. entity.
• So, again, that's third party entity.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met with a quorum, approved the August 20, 2025 minutes, and then heard a discussion tied to Constitution Day and Kentucky’s constitutional duty to provide an efficient system of common schools. Chairman James Tipton reviewed the history of Kentucky’s model laboratory schools, postsecondary academy programs such as Gatton and Craft, magnet schools, virtual learning, and computer science opportunities, arguing that Kentucky has long expanded educational opportunity through different school models. He described model schools and academy programs as hybrid or innovative approaches that serve specialized student needs and noted that some of these programs receive state appropriations and, in some cases, tuition. Senator Steve West then gave a retrospective on school choice in Kentucky, beginning with the 2017 charter school law and explaining that Kentucky’s charter framework was designed as public-only to comply with the state constitution. He said charter schools have remained largely dormant in Kentucky and used that as context for Senate Bill 207, the School Innovation Act, which he said was modeled on a South Carolina approach. Under SB 207, a local school board can contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, receive SEEK funding, and seek waivers from certain state regulations in order to innovate, while retaining limits on items such as school safety and attendance rules. Members asked about how the new model differs from charter schools, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the bill is intended to keep the school within the public system, with the local district initiating the process and maintaining accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school fails to perform. They emphasized that the school would serve the existing student population rather than select students, and that teachers would remain district employees with their pensions and related contributions unchanged. Representative Brown raised concerns that exceptions and charters could leave lower-income children behind, while West responded that the bill is meant to expand choice for families who otherwise lack access and cited examples from other states where outside management and parental involvement helped turn around low-performing schools. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• . >> It says when an inspection is required by a local government entity, a condition of a permit for
• I think it should read 'government entity' as a condition. Condition. Condition.
• You can call that entity and say, 'Hey, I need y'all to get this approved.' >> Uh, yes.
• so required by a local governing entity so required by a local governing entity as<00:15:44.160><c> a
• ><c> perform</c><00:15:55.600><c> the</c> governing entity to perform the governing entity to perform

Bills: HB610, HB620, HB582, HB610, HB620, HB582

Keywords: state bank, public bank, government funds, financial services, constitutional amendment, tax abatements, international headquarters, publicly traded companies, economic incentives, Alabama tax reform, social-emotional learning, education policy, parental consent, K-12 education, teacher training, student surveys, disciplinary action, automatic renewal, consumer protection, cancellation policy

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• It's used for whatever purposes the entity wants to use it for.
• The covered entity is, is a HRSA definition. It can be dish hospitals.
• Is that the no, the covered entity is getting the, the 340B covered entity gets the lower price.
• We still give 340B pricing to covered entities when they order it.
• The only change is if they want that product delivered to an entity that is not a covered entity, that