| 1 | Representative Hudson offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 980 and 981, insert: |
| 5 | Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
| 6 | 408.040, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 408.040 Conditions and monitoring.-- |
| 8 | (2)(a) Unless the applicant has commenced construction, if |
| 9 | the project provides for construction, unless the applicant has |
| 10 | incurred an enforceable capital expenditure commitment for a |
| 11 | project, if the project does not provide for construction, or |
| 12 | unless subject to paragraph (b), a certificate of need shall |
| 13 | terminate 18 months after the date of issuance, except an entity |
| 14 | holding a certificate of need issued on or before January 1, |
| 15 | 2009, which shall terminate 36 months after the date of |
| 16 | issuance. The agency shall monitor the progress of the holder of |
| 17 | the certificate of need in meeting the timetable for project |
| 18 | development specified in the application, and may revoke the |
| 19 | certificate of need, if the holder of the certificate is not |
| 20 | meeting such timetable and is not making a good-faith effort, as |
| 21 | defined by rule, to meet it. |
| 22 | Section 17. The amendment to s. 408.040(2)(a), Florida |
| 23 | Statutes, by this act shall control over any conflicting |
| 24 | amendment to s. 408.040(2)(a), Florida Statutes, that is adopted |
| 25 | during the 2009 Regular Session or an extension thereof and |
| 26 | becomes law. |
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| 31 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 32 | Remove line 53 and insert: |
| 33 | proceedings; amending s. 408.040, F.S.; extending the period for |
| 34 | which a certificate of need is valid for certain entities; |
| 35 | providing that the amendment to s. 408.040(2)(a), F.S., shall |
| 36 | control over conflicting provisions; amending s. 408.803, F.S.; |
| 37 | revising |
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