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The 2026 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 617
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
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F.S. 617.2002
617.2002 Nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to s. 2, ch. 87-296; requirements.A nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to s. 2, chapter 87-296, Laws of Florida, must meet the following requirements:
(1) At least 25 percent of its physicians must have a full-time contract for the provision of medical services with the corporation, be currently certified as specialists by the appropriate American specialty boards accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, and have clinical privileges at one or more hospitals in this state.
(2) A hospital owned by a corporation organized pursuant to s. 2, chapter 87-296, Laws of Florida, must provide Medicaid and charity care.
History.s. 117, ch. 90-179; s. 158, ch. 2026-168.