| 1 | Representatives A. Williams and Bembry offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 12 and 13, insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. 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 3 years 18 months after the date of issuance. The |
| 14 | agency shall monitor the progress of the holder of the |
| 15 | certificate of need in meeting the timetable for project |
| 16 | development specified in the application, and may revoke the |
| 17 | certificate of need, if the holder of the certificate is not |
| 18 | meeting such timetable and is not making a good-faith effort, as |
| 19 | defined by rule, to meet it. |
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| 23 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 24 | Remove line 2 and insert: |
| 25 | An act relating to inactive licenses and certificates of |
| 26 | need for health care providers; amending s. 408.040, F.S.; |
| 27 | extending the period for which a certificate of need is |
| 28 | valid; |