Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34 No. 48, November 26, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

59C-1.030 Criteria Used in the Evaluation of Applications.

In addition to criteria set forth in Section 408.035, Florida Statutes, the following criteria are used in the review of an application.

(1) ~~General Provisions (Reserved)~~ For a new general hospital as defined in Section 395.002, F.S. and 59A-3.252(1)1. and 3., F.A.C. the criteria for evaluation includes the need for health care facilities and health services being proposed, availability, accessibility, and extent of utilitzation of existing facilities and services in the service district of the applicant, the extent that access will be enhanced, the extent that competition, quality and cost-effectiveness will be fostered and provision of services to Medicaid patients and the Medically indigent and is as itemized in Section 408.035(2) and 408.037(2), F.S.

(2) through (3) No change.

Rulemaking ~~Specific~~ Authority 408.15(8), 408.034(3), (6)~~(5)~~ FS. Law Implemented 408.035 FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 11-1-77, 6-5-79, 4-24-80, 2-1-81, 4-1-82, 11‑9-82, 2-14-83, 4-7-83, 6-9-83, 6‑10-83, 12-12-83, 3-5-84, 5-14-84, 7-16-84, 8-30-84, 10-15-84, 12-25-84, 4-9-85, Formerly 10-5.11, Amended 6-19-86, 11-24-86, 1-25-87, 3-2-87, 3-12-87, 8-11-87, 8-7-88, 8-28-88, 9-12-88, 4-19-89, 10-19-89, 5-30-90, 7-11-90, 8-6-90, 10-10-90, 12-23-90, Formerly 10-5.011(1)(a), (b), Formerly 10-5.030, Amended_______.