FL H0031

Excludes general hospitals from certificate-of-need (CON) review requirements, allowing them to operate without prior state approval for facility development.

Requires hospitals providing pediatric cardiac catheterization, pediatric open-heart surgery, organ transplantation, neonatal intensive care, psychiatric services, or comprehensive rehabilitation to meet specific state licensure standards for quality, staffing, and equipment.

Streamlines CON review criteria for non-hospital health facilities by removing certain financial and competitive analysis requirements while maintaining need-based review.

Establishes expedited review processes and exemptions for various nursing home projects, including those in retirement communities and replacement facilities, with specific bed limits and occupancy requirements.

Takes effect January 1, 2016, with provisions clarifying construction of amendments made during the 2015 legislative session.