Florida Statutes Title XI. County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations § 154.245. Agency for Health Care Administration certificate of need required as a condition to bond validation and project construction

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.