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Notice: 15232994

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Chapter:

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Overview

RULE:

59A-8.003	Licensure Requirements
59A-8.004	Licensure Procedure (Repealed)
59A-8.007	Geographic Service Area

PURPOSE:

The Agency is updating the home health agency licensing application form, incorporated by reference in 59A-8.003, to conform to changes in chapter 408, part II, FS, 400.471(2)(h), FS, and 59A-35, FAC.  Since Chapter 2014-142, Laws of Florida, exempts non-skilled home health agencies that are not Medicaid or Medicaid certified from accreditation, rule 59A-8.003 adds that the home health agency shall notify AHCA if the agency elects to give up accreditation.  Language regarding the investigation of complaints is deleted since the content is in 408.811, F.S.  In 59A-8.004, the reference for the location of the applications forms is changed to refer to 59A-8.003 instead of 59A-35.  In 59A-8.007, the rule is amended to modify requirements pertaining to a change in geographic service areas.

SUBJECT:

Licensure of Home Health Agencies

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

400.497 FS.

LAW:

400.464, 400.471, 400.474, 400.484, 400.497, 408.806, 408.807, 408.810 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/31/2014 Vol. 40/213

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

400.497 FS., 400.464, 400.471, 400.474, 400.484, 400.497, 408.806, 408.807, 408.810 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=59A-8.003&PDate=10/31/2014&Section=1

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