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affiliating with universities through degree-granting programs accredited or approved by a nationally recognized agency and offered through the center or through the center in conjunction with another institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; e. Providing training to clinical trainees, medical trainees accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association, and postdoctoral fellows recently awarded a doctorate degree; and f. Having more than $5 million in annual direct costs associated with their total NCI peer-reviewed grant funding. 2. The General Appropriations Act or accompanying legislation may limit the number of cancer centers which shall receive Tier 3 designations or provide additional criteria for such designation. 3. A cancer center’s participation in Tier 3 shall be limited to 6 5 years. 4. A cancer center that qualifies as a designated Tier 3 center under the criteria provided in subparagraph 1. by July 1, 2014, is authorized to pursue NCI designation as a cancer center or a comprehensive cancer center for 6 5 years after qualification. Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 383.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 383.14 Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors.— (2) RULES.— Ch. 2018-24 LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 2018-24 10 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. (a) After consultation with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council, the department shall adopt and enforce rules requiring that every newborn in this state shall: 1. Before becoming 1 week of age, be subjected to a test for phenylketonuria; 2. Be tested for any condition included on the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel which the council advises the department should be included under the state’s screening program. After the council recommends that a condition be included, the department shall submit a legislative budget request to seek an appropriation to add testing of the condition to the newborn screening program. The department shall expand statewide screening of newborns to include screening for such conditions within 18 months after the council renders such advice, if a test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or a test offered by an alternative vendor which is compatible with the clinical standards established under part I of chapter 483 is available. If such a test is not available within 18 months after the council makes its recommendation, the department shall implement such screening as soon as a test offered by the United States Food and Drug Administration or by an alternative vendor is available; and 3. At the appropriate age, be tested for such other metabolic diseases and hereditary or congenital disorders as the department may deem necessary from time to time. Section 12. Section 383.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 383.30 Birth Center Licensure Act; short title.—Sections 383.30-383.332 383.30-383.335 shall be known and may be cited as the “Birth Center Licensure Act.” Section 13. Section 383.301, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 383.301 Licensure and regulation of birth centers; legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the protection of public health and safety in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of birth centers by providing for licensure of birth centers and for the development, establishment, and enforcement of minimum standards with respect to birth centers. The requirements of part II of chapter 408 shall apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to ss. 383.30-383.332 383.30-383.335 and part II of chapter 408 and to entities licensed by or applying for such licensure from the Agency for Health Care Administration pursuant to ss. 383.30-383.332 383.30-383.335. A license issued by the agency is required in order to operate a birth center in this state. Section 14. Section 383.302, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 383.302 Definitions of terms used in ss. 383.30-383.332 383.30-383.335. As used in ss. 383.30-383.332