64V-1.011: Burial-Transit Permit to Be Issued
64V-1.015: Termination of Pregnancies; Reporting
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule on Burial-Transit Permit is being amended to develop an electronic permit which will be generated from the Florida’s Electronic Death Registration System. The system is completely electronic and the report is printed to accompany the body for final disposition of the remains. Rule on reporting of terminations of pregnancy being repealed as responsibility for collection transferred to the Agency for Healthcare Administration.
SUMMARY: Implementing an electronic method of issuance of a burial-transit permit improves the quality of services provided by the Office of Vital Statistics to funeral directors. Reporting of terminations of pregnancies to be submitted to Agency for Healthcare Administration, as agreed upon between the two agencies and their Rule 59A-9.034, F.A.C., has been amended to address the change in reporting.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 382.003(7), (10), 382.006, 381.0011(13) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 382.006, 382.003(7), 390.0112 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: August 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: 1217 Pearl Street, Boorde Bldg., Rm. 420, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kevin Wright, Operations Manager, (904)359-6900, ext. 1004. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kevin Wright, Operations Manager, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042, (904)359-6900, ext. 1004
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64V-1.011 Burial-Transit Permit to be Issued.
An application for Burial-Transit Permit, DH Form 326, Aug. 97, hereby incorporated by reference, and available from the Florida Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042 department, shall be completed in accordance with Section 382.006, F.S., and submitted to the local registrar of the registration district where the death or fetal death occurred or to a subregistrar, by the person acting as the funeral director. The local registrar or subregistrar upon approval of such application shall issue a Burial-Transit Permit, DH Form 326, Aug. 97, to dispose of the body or fetus, and forward a copy of the permit to the local registrar within 24 hours after issuance provided a Certificate of Death, DH Form 512, which is incorporated in Rule 64V-1.008, F.A.C., or Certificate of Fetal Death, DH Form 428, which is incorporated in Rule 64V-1.008, F.A.C., completed in accordance with Section 382.008, F.S., accompanies the application. An electronic Burial-Transit Report, DH Form 326E, Jan. 08, hereby incorporated by reference and printed from the Department’s electronic death registration system may be used in lieu of a Burial-Transit Permit, DH Form 326.
Specific Authority 382.003(7), (10), 382.006 FS. Law Implemented 382.006 FS. History–New 1-1-77, Formerly 10D-49.25, Amended 10-1-88, 4-18-96, Formerly 10D-49.025, Amended 11-11-98, ________.
64V-1.015 Termination of Pregnancies; Reporting.
Specific Authority 381.0011(13) FS. Law Implemented 382.003(7), 390.0112 FS. History–New 11-11-98, Amended 7-18-00, Repealed_________.