Florida Senate - 2009                                     SB 620
       
       
       
       By Senator Oelrich
       
       
       
       
       14-00695-09                                            2009620__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to health facilities; amending s.
    3         154.205, F.S.; redefining the term “health facility”
    4         for the purpose of allowing additional types of health
    5         facilities to receive assistance from a health
    6         facilities authority; providing an effective date.
    7         
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 154.205, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         154.205 Definitions.—The following terms, whenever used in
   13  this part, shall have the following meanings unless a different
   14  meaning clearly appears from the context:
   15         (8) “Health facility” means any private corporation
   16  organized not for profit and authorized by law to provide
   17  hospital or nursing home care services in accordance with
   18  chapter 395 or chapter 400 or life care services in accordance
   19  with chapter 651. The term, and also includes facilities
   20  licensed under chapters 393 and 394; facilities that provide
   21  independent and assisted living, dementia care, and hospice
   22  services; and related facilities for the elderly.
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.