Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1884
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/31/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Garcia) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Between lines 2148 and 2149
    4  insert:
    5         (n) Entities that are owned by a corporation that has $250
    6  million or more in total annual sales of health care services
    7  provided by licensed health care practitioners if one or more of
    8  the owners of the entity is a health care practitioner who is
    9  licensed in this state, is responsible for supervising the
   10  business activities of the entity, and is legally responsible
   11  for the entity’s compliance with state law for purposes of this
   12  section.
   13         (o) Entities that employ 50 or more health care
   14  practitioners who are licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459
   15  if the billing for medical services is under a single corporate
   16  tax identification number. The application for exemption under
   17  this paragraph must contain information that includes the name,
   18  residence address, business address, and telephone number of the
   19  entity that owns the practice; a complete list of the names and
   20  contact information of all the officers and directors of the
   21  entity; the name, residence address, business address, and
   22  medical license number of each health care practitioner who is
   23  licensed to practice in this state and employed by the entity;
   24  the corporate tax identification number of the entity seeking an
   25  exemption; a listing of health care services to be provided by
   26  the entity at the health care clinics owned or operated by the
   27  entity; and a certified statement prepared by an independent
   28  certified public accountant which states that the entity and the
   29  health care clinics owned or operated by the entity have not
   30  received payment for health care services under insurance
   31  coverage for personal injury protection for the preceding year.
   32  If the agency determines that an entity that is exempt under
   33  this paragraph has received payments for medical services for
   34  insurance coverage for personal injury protection, the agency
   35  may deny or revoke the exemption from licensure under this
   36  paragraph.
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