NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 30, 2010, the Agency for Health Care Administration has issued an order.
A Final Order granting the Petition for Variance or Waiver from subparagraph 59A-1.005(35)(a)2., F.A.C., filed by Tissue Banks International, Inc. on June 30, 2010 and advertised in Vol. 36, No. 30, Florida Administrative Weekly on July 30, 2010 has been issued. The Petition was assigned Agency Case Number 2010007132. The following is a summary of the agency’s Order granting a temporary waiver from the rule: The Agency for Health Care Administration has issued a Final Order granting a temporary waiver from subparagraph 59A-1.005(35)(a)2., F.A.C., to Tissue Banks International, Inc. for a period of 2 years upon a finding that the purpose of the underlying statute will be achieved by other means and that an application of the rule would create a substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Richard Shoop, Agency Clerk, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, MS 3, Tallahassee, Florida 32308.