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Notice: 4450183

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Environmental Health

Chapter:

COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

64E-12.001	General
64E-12.002	Definitions
64E-12.003	Water Supply
64E-12.004	Food Service: Tiers and Catering.
64E-12.005	Housing
64E-12.006	Vector and Vermin Control
64E-12.007	Bedding, Towels, Clothing and Personal Items
64E-12.008	Laundry
64E-12.009	Medications, Alcohol, Poisonous or Toxic Substances
64E-12.011	Recreational Areas

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule change is to incorporate technical and scientific advancements that promote the protection of the public from a safety, health, and sanitation perspective. The effect of these changes will be to update the department’s rules to more accurately reflect today’s safety and health standards based on the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other safety related data resource guidelines and make the rules more easily understandable for the regulated community and regulatory officials. Additionally, the purpose of the proposed change is to clarify identified standards in the existing rule as requested by the regulated community and regulatory officials. Effects of these changes will provide added clarity to existing rule language.

SUBJECT:

The changes will define terms used in statute and rule that have been identified as confusing or ambiguous, as well as incorporate current safety, health and general sanitation requirements that better safeguard the public against illnesses, injury and disease.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

381.006 FS.

LAW:

381.006(6), (16) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/10/2007 Vol. 33/32

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

381.006 FS., 381.006(6), (16) 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=64E-12.001&PDate=8/10/2007&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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