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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to activities of special districts; 2
amending s. 189.081, F.S.; authorizing certain special 3
districts to jointly enter into, participate in, 4
establish, or control specified joint relationships or 5
collaborations if a certain determination is made by 6
such districts; authorizing such districts to exercise 7
such powers regardless of certain consequences as a 8
result of exercising such power; providin g 9
construction; providing legislative findings and 10
declarations; providing an effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 189.081, 15
Florida Statutes to read: 16
189.081 Activities of special districts; local government 17
comprehensive planning. — 18
(7) To the extent authorized by the State Constitution, 19
two or more special districts that operate as hospital districts 20
may jointly enter into, participate in, establish, and contro l 21
any venture, partnership, corporation, business entity, 22
organization, joint operating network, service line, facility, 23
or any other joint relationship or collaboration, public or 24
private, for profit or not for profit, anywhere within the 25
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boundaries of either or all such special districts, if the 26
governing bodies of such districts, in their discretion, 27
determine that it is consistent with, and in furtherance of, the 28
purposes and best interests of such districts. Such districts 29
may exercise such powers, reg ardless of the competitive 30
consequences thereof, including any actions that may be deemed 31
anticompetitive within the meaning of state and federal 32
antitrust laws. The provisions in this subsection shall control 33
over and supersede any general or special law that is 34
inconsistent or in conflict with this subsection. 35
Section 2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that 36
it is a public necessity and serves a public purpose for special 37
districts that operate as hospital districts to be able to 38
jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control any 39
ventures, partnerships, corporations, business entities, 40
organizations, joint operating networks, service lines, 41
facilities, or any other joint relationships or collaborations, 42
public or private, for profit or not for profit, regardless of 43
their anticompetitive purpose or effect, to ensure the provision 44
of quality health care to the residents of such districts, and 45
the Legislature accordingly finds and declares such 46
collaborations to be vitally important and necessary for the 47
preservation of the public health and welfare of such districts 48
and the residents thereof. 49
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 50