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• The number of working hours that represents one full-time employee during a fixed time period, such as one month or one year. FTE simplifies work measurement by converting work load hours into the number of people required to complete that work. Any Maryland business with one to 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees is considered a small business and is eligible to use the SHOP.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Full-Time Equivalent. (n.d.). Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/full-time-equivalent.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Full-Time Equivalent. marylandhealthconnection.gov. Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms. Maryland Health Connection. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/full-time-equivalent (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Full-Time Equivalent." Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms. Maryland Health Connection. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/full-time-equivalent.

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