{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-154.245","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 154.245","heading":"Agency for Health Care Administration certificate of need required as a condition to bond validation and project construction.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, before any project authorized by this part and subject to review under ss. 408.031-408.045 is approved by the authority, and before revenue bonds are validated for the project, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall issue a certificate of need for such project, which shall be a condition precedent to the validation and issuance of any bonds hereunder, other than bonds for refunding or refinancing purposes, and to the construction of the project. However, any portion of a life care facility not requiring licensure under chapter 395 or part II of chapter 400 shall be exempt from the certificate-of-need requirement.\nHistory.—s. 23, ch. 74-323; s. 2, ch. 78-115; s. 2, ch. 80-13; s. 2, ch. 90-348; s. 21, ch. 95-280; s. 14, ch. 99-8.","path":["CHAPTER 154 PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0100-0199/0154/0154.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:00:03Z","sha256":"8e3dee7efb5333aed027551f999c3322a214a65fcc09b1e1628c330b28dce703","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-154.243","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-154.246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}