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Introduced
01/03/2018
01/03/2018
In Committee
01/12/2018
01/12/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/10/2018
03/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising duties and responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration relating to issuance of licenses to health care facilities and health service providers; revising health-care-related projects subject to agency review for a certificate of need and exemptions therefrom; deleting certificate-of-need requirements for osteopathic acute care hospitals, etc.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to the regulation of hospitals and health care facilities in Florida:
It revises the definition of "health care facility" to remove references to hospitals, long-term care hospitals, and mental health services. It also removes the definition of "health services." The bill amends the duties and responsibilities of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) relating to the issuance of licenses, and revises the health-care-related projects that are subject to AHCA review for a certificate of need. Specifically, the bill eliminates the certificate-of-need requirement for osteopathic acute care hospitals. The bill also makes various other changes to the certificate-of-need process, such as eliminating certain exemptions and administrative hearing requirements related to general hospital applications.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Died in Health Policy (on 03/10/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1492 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1492/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1492/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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