HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 339
    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Alexander offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 29 and 30 of the bill
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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (r) is added to subsection (3) of
18  section 408.036, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         408.036  Projects subject to review.--
20         (3)  EXEMPTIONS.--Upon request, the following projects
21  are subject to exemption from the provisions of subsection
22  (1):
23         (r)  For the provision of adult open heart surgery
24  services in a hospital, the request for an exemption must
25  comply with the following criteria:
26         1.  The hospital must have at least 390 licensed beds
27  as of the date of the exemption request.
28         2.  The hospital shall demonstrate, for the twelve
29  month period ending one month prior to the date of the
30  exemption request, at least 400 admissions to the hospital
31  through its emergency room of patients with the primary
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    File original & 9 copies    04/16/01                          
    hec0002                     11:27 am         00339-0066-673379

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 339 Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only) 1 diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, and the performance 2 of at least 1,000 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac 3 catheterizations. 4 3. The hospital shall certify that its provision of 5 open heart surgery services will be offered in conjunction 6 with a therapeutic cardiac catheterization program, will be 7 available to all patients without regard as to ability to pay, 8 will maintain sufficient and appropriate equipment and staff 9 to ensure quality and safety, will be available 24 hours a 10 day, 7 days a week, and will maintain appropriate volumes as 11 reasonably necessary to ensure quality and safety. 12 4. The exemption shall terminate if the agency 13 determines that the hospital has failed to comply with the 14 certifications set forth in subparagraph 3. In the event the 15 exemption terminates, the hospital will not again be eligible 16 to apply for an exemption until two years following the date 17 of termination. 18 19 20 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 21 And the title is amended as follows: 22 On page 1, line 8, after the semicolon, 23 24 insert: 25 amending s. 408.036, F.S.; authorizing certain 26 facilities to request exemption from the 27 certificate of need process; 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/16/01 hec0002 11:27 am 00339-0066-673379