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.History.—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.