Florida Senate - 2014                                    SB 1378
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       38-00817-14                                           20141378__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to staff membership; amending s.
    3         395.0191, F.S.; requiring a hospital, ambulatory
    4         surgical center, or mobile surgical facility to inform
    5         the applicant of its decision to deny staff membership
    6         or clinical privileges rather than only upon the
    7         applicant’s written request; providing an effective
    8         date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 395.0191, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         395.0191 Staff membership and clinical privileges.—
   15         (6) A Upon the written request of the applicant, any
   16  licensed facility that has denied staff membership or clinical
   17  privileges to an any applicant specified in subsection (1) or
   18  subsection (2) shall, within 30 days of such request, provide
   19  the applicant with the reasons for such denial in writing. A
   20  denial of staff membership or clinical privileges to any
   21  applicant shall also be submitted, in writing, to the
   22  applicant’s respective licensing board.
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.