Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1868
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11 The Committee on Health Care (Peaden) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and
19 paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 395.003, Florida
20 Statutes, are amended to read:
21 395.003 Licensure; issuance, renewal, denial,
22 modification, suspension, and revocation.--
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24 (b)1. It is unlawful for a person to use or advertise
25 to the public, in any way or by any medium whatsoever, any
26 facility as a "hospital," "ambulatory surgical center," or
27 "mobile surgical facility" unless such facility has first
28 secured a license under the provisions of this part.
29 2. This part does not apply to veterinary hospitals or
30 to commercial business establishments using the word
31 "hospital," "ambulatory surgical center," or "mobile surgical
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Bill No. SB 1868
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1 facility" as a part of a trade name if no treatment of human
2 beings is performed on the premises of such establishments.
3 3. By December 31, 2004, the agency shall submit a
4 report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
5 House of Representatives recommending whether it is in the
6 public interest to allow a hospital to license or operate an
7 emergency department located off the premises of the hospital.
8 If the agency finds it to be in the public interest, the
9 report shall also recommend licensure criteria for such
10 medical facilities, including criteria related to quality of
11 care and, if deemed necessary, the elimination of the
12 possibility of confusion related to the service capabilities
13 of such facility in comparison to the service capabilities of
14 an emergency department located on the premises of the
15 hospital. Until July 1, 2006 2005, additional emergency
16 departments located off the premises of licensed hospitals may
17 not be authorized by the agency.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
24 On page 1, line 2, delete that line
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27 An act relating to health care facilities;
28 amending s. 395.003, F.S.; extending by 1 year
29 the moratorium on approving additional
30 emergency departments located off the premises
31 of a licensed hospital;
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