§ 395.806 — Designation of family practice teaching hospitals

Florida § 395.806

• Jurisdiction: Florida
• Title: XXIX
• Ch. 395: HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATION

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(1)(a) A hospital that offers a family practice residency program of at least 18 positions for resident family practice physicians is eligible for designation as a family practice teaching hospital. (b) A hospital seeking designation as a family practice teaching hospital must submit documentation and an application to the Agency for Health Care Administration in the manner the agency determines. (c) To maintain the designation as a family practice teaching hospital, a hospital must offer a residency program of at least 24 positions for resident family practice physicians within 5 years after the initial designation. The agency shall terminate the designation of a hospital that does not meet the requirements of this paragraph.

(2)(a) A family practice teaching hospital must fill at least 90 percent of its positions for resident family practice physicians. (b) A family practice teaching hospital that has residency programs other than family practice must maintain at least 60 percent of its total residents in family practice.

Legislative History

s. 3, ch. 94-182; s. 34, ch. 95-146; s. 19, ch. 98-89.