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11 Senator Silver moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 8. Subsection (24) of section 395.002, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 395.002 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
20 (24) "Premises" means those buildings, beds, and
21 equipment located at the address of the licensed facility and
22 all other buildings, beds, and equipment for the provision of
23 hospital, ambulatory surgical, or mobile surgical care located
24 in such reasonable proximity to the address of the licensed
25 facility as to appear to the public to be under the dominion
26 and control of the licensee. For any licensee that is a
27 teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07(44), reasonable
28 proximity includes any buildings, beds, services, programs,
29 and equipment under the dominion and control of the licensee
30 which are located at a site with a main address that is within
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1 such buildings, beds, and equipment may, at the request of a
2 licensee or applicant, be included on the facility license as
3 a single premises.
4 Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 395.003, Florida
5 Statutes, is amended to read:
6 395.003 Licensure; issuance, renewal, denial, and
7 revocation.--
8 (2)(a) Upon the receipt of an application for a
9 license and the license fee, the agency shall issue a license
10 if the applicant and facility have received all approvals
11 required by law and meet the requirements established under
12 this part and in rules. Such license shall include all beds
13 and services located on the premises of the facility.
14 (b) A provisional license may be issued to a new
15 facility or a facility that is in substantial compliance with
16 this part and with the rules of the agency. A provisional
17 license shall be granted for a period of no more than 1 year
18 and shall expire automatically at the end of its term. A
19 provisional license may not be renewed.
20 (c) A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked,
21 shall automatically expire 2 years from the date of issuance
22 and shall be renewable biennially upon application for renewal
23 and payment of the fee prescribed by s. 395.004(2), provided
24 the applicant and licensed facility meet the requirements
25 established under this part and in rules. An application for
26 renewal of a license shall be made 90 days prior to expiration
27 of the license, on forms provided by the agency.
28 (d) The agency shall, at the request of a licensee,
29 issue a single license to a licensee for facilities located on
30 separate premises. Such a license shall specifically state
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1 beds available on each separate premises. If a licensee
2 requests a single license, the licensee shall designate which
3 facility or office is responsible for receipt of information,
4 payment of fees, service of process, and all other activities
5 necessary for the agency to carry out the provisions of this
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7 (e) The agency shall, at the request of a licensee
8 that is a teaching hospital as defined in s. 408.07(44), issue
9 a single license to a licensee for facilities that have been
10 previously licensed as separate premises, provided such
11 separately licensed facilities, taken together, constitute the
12 same premises as defined in s. 395.002(24). Such license for
13 the single premises shall include all of the beds, services,
14 and programs that were previously included on the licenses for
15 the separate premises. The granting of a single license under
16 this paragraph shall not in any manner reduce the number of
17 beds, services, or programs operated by the licensee.
18 (f)(e) Intensive residential treatment programs for
19 children and adolescents which have received accreditation
20 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
21 Organizations and which meet the minimum standards developed
22 by rule of the agency for such programs shall be licensed by
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 insert:
2 amending s. 395.002, F.S.; redefining the term
3 "premises" for purposes of hospital licensing
4 and regulation; amending s. 395.003, F.S.;
5 revising provisions relating to licensing,
6 including licensing of teaching hospitals;
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