Senate Bill sb2380e1

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    SB 2380                                        First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care clinics;

  3         amending s. 400.991, F.S.; changing the date by

  4         which an initial application for a health care

  5         clinic license must be filed with the Agency

  6         for Health Care Administration; making

  7         conforming changes to the requirement that

  8         qualified applicants receive a temporary

  9         license; providing for retroactive application;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section

15  400.991,Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

16         400.991  License requirements; background screenings;

17  prohibitions.--

18         (2)  The initial clinic license application shall be

19  filed with the agency by all clinics, as defined in s.

20  400.9905, on or before July 1 March 1, 2004. A clinic license

21  must be renewed biennially.

22         (3)  Applicants that submit an application on or before

23  July 1 March 1, 2004, which meets all requirements for initial

24  licensure as specified in this section shall receive a

25  temporary license until the completion of an initial

26  inspection verifying that the applicant meets all requirements

27  in rules authorized by s. 400.9925. However, a clinic engaged

28  in magnetic resonance imaging services may not receive a

29  temporary license unless it presents evidence satisfactory to

30  the agency that such clinic is making a good faith effort and

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    SB 2380                                        First Engrossed



 1  substantial progress in seeking accreditation required under

 2  s. 400.9935.

 3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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