SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1062
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 842042
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11  Senator Cowin moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 13, lines 15 and 16, delete those lines
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17         Section 10.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section
18  400.991,Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19         400.991  License requirements; background screenings;
20  prohibitions.--
21         (2)  The initial clinic license application shall be
22  filed with the agency by all clinics, as defined in s.
23  400.9905, on or before July 1 March 1, 2004. A clinic license
24  must be renewed biennially.
25         (3)  Applicants that submit an application on or before
26  July 1 March 1, 2004, which meets all requirements for initial
27  licensure as specified in this section shall receive a
28  temporary license until the completion of an initial
29  inspection verifying that the applicant meets all requirements
30  in rules authorized by s. 400.9925. However, a clinic engaged
31  in magnetic resonance imaging services may not receive a
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1062 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 842042 1 temporary license unless it presents evidence satisfactory to 2 the agency that such clinic is making a good faith effort and 3 substantial progress in seeking accreditation required under 4 s. 400.9935. 5 Section 11. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 6 law and section 10 shall apply retroactively to March 1, 2004. 7 8 9 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 10 And the title is amended as follows: 11 On page 2, line 19, after the semicolon, 12 13 and insert: 14 amending s. 400.991, F.S.; changing the date by 15 which an initial application for a health care 16 clinic license must be filed with the Agency 17 for Health Care Administration; making 18 conforming changes to the requirement that 19 qualified applicants receive a temporary 20 license; providing for retroactive application; 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 11:14 AM 04/20/04 s1062c1c-20t20