§ 86-129. Exemptions.

(a)

The following are exempted from this article:

(1)

Any clinic licensed by the state health department as a facility pursuant to F.S. Ch. 395;

(2)

Any clinic, facility, or office in which the majority of the patients primarily receive surgical services;

(3)

The clinic is owned by a publicly held corporation whose shares are traded on a national exchange or on the over-the-counter market and whose total assets at the end of the corporation's most recent fiscal quarter exceeded $50,000,000.00;

(4)

The clinic is owned by a corporate entity exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3);

(5)

Any clinic, facility, or office in which the majority of the patients receive treatment for terminal illness;

(6)

Any clinic, facility, or office in which the majority of the patients receive cancer treatment; and

(7)

Any clinic, facility, or office in which the majority of the patients receive Hospice treatment; and

(8)

Any clinic, facility, or office subject to Florida Administrative Code Rules: Chapter 59A4, Florida Administrative Code (Agency for Health Care Administration — Minimum Standards for Nursing Homes).

(b)

Physicians shall provide documentation supporting any claimed exemption upon request.

(Ord. No. 10-26, § 5, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 11-44, § 4, 11-8-11; Ord. No. 12-19, § 4, 5-8-12)