FL S1492

Removes hospitals and long-term care hospitals from the definition of "health care facility" subject to certificate-of-need review, eliminating CON requirements for general hospital development.

Deletes multiple service categories from CON review requirements including comprehensive rehabilitation beds, tertiary health services, neonatal intensive care units, adult open-heart surgery, percutaneous coronary interventions, and mental health services.

Eliminates special application requirements and procedural provisions for general hospitals, including streamlined review timelines, opposition statement procedures, and attorney's fee provisions for appeals.

Requires hospitals providing pediatric cardiac catheterization, pediatric open-heart surgery, organ transplantation, neonatal intensive care, psychiatric services, or comprehensive medical rehabilitation to meet minimum licensure standards adopted by the agency.

Removes notification requirements for health care facilities regarding service termination, bed addition, and bed delicensure.