Florida § 395.806 - Designation of family practice teaching hospitals.
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§ 395.806. Designation of family practice teaching hospitals.
(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.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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