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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to teaching hospitals; providing that the

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establishment of a teaching hospital is exempt from the

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requirement to obtain a certificate of need from the

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Agency for Health Care Administration if the hospital is

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located on property owned or leased by a state university

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having a medical school that meets certain criteria;

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providing for such project to receive a letter of

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exemption upon filing; prohibiting a state university

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having an accredited medical school from receiving an

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exemption for more than one project; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (u) is added to subsection (3) of

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section 408.036, Florida Statutes, to read:

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408.036  Projects subject to review; exemptions.--

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     (1)  APPLICABILITY.--Unless exempt under subsection (3), all

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health-care-related projects, as described in paragraphs (a)-(g),

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are subject to review and must file an application for a

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certificate of need with the agency. The agency is exclusively

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responsible for determining whether a health-care-related project

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is subject to review under ss. 408.031-408.045.

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     (3)  EXEMPTIONS.--Upon request, the following projects are

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subject to exemption from the provisions of subsection (1):

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     (u) For the establishment of a teaching hospital on real

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property owned by or leased to the board of trustees of a state

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university having an accredited medical school that exhibits

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activity in the area of graduate medical education as reflected

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by at least seven different graduate medical education programs

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accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical

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Education and the presence of 100 or more full-time equivalent

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resident physicians. Upon filing for an exemption under this

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paragraph, such project shall immediately receive a letter of

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exemption. However, a state university that has an accredited

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medical school may not receive a letter of exemption for more

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than one project described in this paragraph.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.