Florida Statutes 154.31 – Obligation of participating hospital or regional referral hospital
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 154.31
- Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 154.304
- Hospital: means an establishment as defined in…. See Florida Statutes 154.304
- Participating hospital: means a hospital which is eligible to receive reimbursement under the provisions of this part because it has been certified by the agency as having met its charity care obligation and has either:(a) A formal signed agreement with a county or counties to treat such county's indigent patients; or(b) Demonstrated to the agency that at least 2. See Florida Statutes 154.304
- Regional referral hospital: means any hospital that is eligible to receive reimbursement under the provision of this part because it has met its charity care obligation and it meets the definition of teaching hospital as defined in…. See Florida Statutes 154.304
As a condition of participation, each participating hospital or regional referral hospital in Florida shall be obligated to admit for emergency treatment all Florida residents, without regard to county of residence, who meet the eligibility standards established pursuant to s. 154.308 and who meet the medical standards for admission to such institutions. If the agency determines that a participating hospital or a regional referral hospital has failed to meet the requirements of this section, the agency may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $5,000 per incident, and suspend the hospital from eligibility for reimbursement under this part.