Florida Florida Statutes

§ 154.205 — Definitions

FS § 154.205Ch. 154

Statute text

The following terms, whenever used in this part, shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:(1) “Areawide council” means an advisory comprehensive health planning council, as described and approved under all pertinent federal and state laws and rules and regulations.

(2)“Authority” or “health facilities authority” means any of the public corporations created by s. 154.207 or any board, body, commission, or department of a county or municipality succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon each authority by this part shall be given by law.

(3)“Bonds” or “revenue bonds” means revenue bonds of the authority issued under the provisions of this part, including revenue refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by mortgage or the full faith and credit of a health facility.

(4)“Certificate of need” means a written advisory statement issued by the Agency for Health Care Administration, having as its basis a written advisory statement issued by an areawide council and, where there is no council, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, evidencing community need for a new, converted, expanded, or otherwise significantly modified health facility.

(5)“Clerk” means the clerk of the local agency, or the officer of the local agency, charged with the duties customarily imposed upon the clerk thereof.

(6)“Cost,” as applied to a project or any portion thereof financed under the provisions of this part, embraces:(a) All or any part of the cost of construction and acquisition of all real property, lands, structures, real or personal property rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired or used for a project.

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Legislative history

s. 3, ch. 74-323; s. 1, ch. 77-455; s. 1, ch. 78-115; s. 1, ch. 80-13; s. 5, ch. 88-294; s. 1, ch. 88-302; s. 6, ch. 89-527; s. 13, ch. 99-8; s. 1, ch. 2009-176; s. 1, ch. 2025-179.