Florida Administrative Code

(1) Required medication administration training must include criteria to ensure that competency is demonstrated through validation and revalidation of the qualification of the UMA and all requirements of UMAs specified in this rule chapter. (2) Medication administration training …

(1) The facility must maintain the interior and exterior of buildings accessible to clients and all equipment, furniture, and furnishings in a clean manner and in such condition such that client safety and well-being are not jeopardized. (2) Each licensee must establish written p…

(1) Standards for fire prevention for the facility are those adopted pursuant to Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C., as required by the Division of State Fire Marshal at Department of Financial Services, and Chapter 69A-38, F.A.C., Uniform Fire Safety Standards for Residential Facilities for…

(1) No construction work, including demolition, shall be started until prior written approval has been provided by the Agency's Office of Plans and Construction. This includes all construction of new facilities and all additions, modifications, alterations, renovations, and refur…

(1) All construction of new facilities or conversions and all additions, modifications, alterations, renovations, and refurbishing to the site, facility, equipment or systems of a facility must be in compliance with all applicable codes and standards. In addition to the standards…

All new facilities and all additions, renovations and alterations of existing facilities must be in compliance with the following physical plant standards: (1) Site requirements. (a) Utilities must be commensurate with the facility's regular operational needs and emergencies. The…

(1) Each licensee must have a written plan with procedures to be followed in the event of an internally or externally caused disaster or emergency event. The initiation, development, and maintenance of this plan must be the responsibility of the facility administrator, and must b…

As used in this rule chapter, the term: (1) "Temporary employment" means employment whereby a pool hires its own employees or independent contractors and assigns them to health care facilities to support or supplement the facilities' work force in special work situations such as …

(1) All health care services pools must register with AHCA using the Health Care Licensing Application, Health Care Services Pool, AHCA form 3110-1010, July 2014, https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04487, incorporated herein by reference, before providing health…

Rulemaking Authority 400.980 FS. Law Implemented 400.980 FS. History-New 8-2-90, Amended 8-12-91, Formerly 7G-1.011, 61E6-1.011, 64B22-1.003, Amended 6-27-02, Repealed 5-14-12.

(1) Any person or entity operating a health care services pool without a registration, with an expired registration, or with a revoked registration, shall immediately cease operations until a proper registration can be acquired. Failure to cease operations after agency notificati…

Health care services pools shall meet the following minimum standards of operation: (1) Each pool, at the time of initial registration and at each registration renewal, shall identify a managing employee who will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and administration of…

(1) Each health care services pool shall maintain the following business records and shall make these records available for inspection by the department upon request: (a) Copies of corporate articles of incorporation and bylaws, if applicable; (b) Records documenting the work per…

Proof of financial responsibility must be demonstrated through one of the following methods in the following coverage amounts: (1) Establishing and maintaining an escrow account consisting of cash or assets eligible for deposit in accordance with Section 625.52, F.S. The cash or …

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.001, Transferred to 69L-29.001.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.002, Transferred to 69L-29.002.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.002, Transferred to 69L-29.003.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.004, Transferred to 69L-29.004.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.005, Transferred to 69L-29.005.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (8), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.006, Transferred to 69L-29.006.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.007, Transferred to 69L-29.007.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.008, Transferred to 69L-29.008.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.009, Transferred to 69L-29.009.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.010, Transferred to 69L-29.010.

Rulemaking Authority 440.13(3)(a), 440.591 FS. Law Implemented 440.13(3), (13) FS. History-New 3-14-95, Formerly 38F-53.011, Transferred to 69L-29.011.

In addition to definitions contained in Chapters 395 and 408, Part II, F.S., the following definitions shall apply specifically to hospitals, as used in Rules 59A-3.065-.310, F.A.C.: (1) "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or "APRN" means a person licensed in the State of Florid…

(1) No person or entity shall establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital in this state without first obtaining a license. (2) All applicants or licensees requesting licensure for the operation of a hospital under the provisions of Chapter 395, F.S., must make application to the A…

(1) Each hospital shall provide fire protection through the elimination of fire hazards. All portions of the existing facility shall comply with the requirements of the Existing Health Care Occupancies chapter of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. The edition shall be as described in…

(1) Each hospital shall develop and adopt a written comprehensive emergency management plan for emergency care during an internal or external disaster or an emergency, which is reviewed and updated annually. (2) The emergency management plan shall be developed in conjunction with…

(1) The Agency provides technical assistance to the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal in developing and maintaining standards for the design and construction of hospitals. These standards are included in the following: (a) The building codes in Rule 61G20-1.0…

(1) No construction work, including demolition, shall be started until prior written approval has been given by the Agency's Office of Plans and Construction. This includes all construction of new facilities and any and all additions, modifications, renovations, or refurbishment …

Rulemaking Authority 395.0163, 395.1055 FS. Law Implemented 395.0163, 395.1055 FS. History-New 1-1-77, Formerly 10D-28.81, Amended 1-16-87, 11-23-88, Formerly 10D-28.081, Amended 9-3-92, 6-29-97, 3-18-98, 11-29-99, 12-20-99, 5-25-00, 5-12-16, Repealed 7-1-18.

Rulemaking Authority 395.1055 FS. Law Implemented 395.1055 FS. History-New 1-1-77, Formerly 10D-28.92, 10D-28.110, Amended 9-4-95, 10-16-14, Tranferred to 59A-3.310.

Rulemaking Authority 395.1055, 395.3038, 395.401, 408.036, 408.0361(2) FS. Law Implemented 395.001, 395.1055, 395.1065, 395.3038, 395.401, 408.036, 408.0361, 957.05 FS. History-New 4-17-97, Amended 3-29-98, 8-23-99, 3-23-06, 1-8-09, 11-3-09, 1-11-11, Repealed 11-21-18.

All licensed hospitals shall have a dietetic department, service or other similarly titled unit which shall be organized, directed and staffed, and integrated with other units and departments of the hospitals in a manner designed to assure the provision of appropriate nutritional…

Each Class I and Class II hospital shall have on the premises, and each Class III hospital shall have on the premises or by contract, a pharmacy, pharmaceutical department or service, or similarly titled unit, and, when applicable, shall present evidence that it holds a current i…

(1) Clinical and Pathology Laboratory Services. Each hospital must provide on the premises, or by contract, clinical and pathology laboratory services commensurate with the hospital's needs. The hospital laboratory, and any contracted laboratory providing services for hospital pa…

Each hospital shall have a nursing department organized and staffed to provide quality nursing care to each patient. The relationship of the nursing department to other units of the hospital shall be documented by an organizational chart. (1) The nursing department shall have a w…

(1) Ambulatory Care Services. Each hospital offering ambulatory care services under its hospital license shall establish policies and procedures to ensure that quality care based on the needs of the patient will be delivered at all times. (a) Ambulatory care services shall be und…

(1) Surgical Department. Each Class I and Class II hospital, and each Class III hospital providing operative and other invasive procedures, shall have a functionally and physically distinct surgical department within the hospital, organized under written policies and procedures r…

(1) Adult Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Program. All licensed hospitals that establish adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory services under Section 395.1055, F.S., shall operate in compliance with the most recent guidelines of the American College of Cardiology…

Each hospital shall have an organized housekeeping department with a qualified person designated as responsible for all housekeeping functions. The designated supervisor of housekeeping shall be responsible for developing written policies and procedures for coordinating housekeep…

(1) Licensure. No hospital may provide pediatric cardiac services without first obtaining a license pursuant to this rule, and Chapters 395, Part I, and 408, Part II, F.S. (a) A hospital authorized to provide pediatric cardiac catheterization and angioplasty, and pediatric open h…

Each hospital with an obstetrical department as described in subsection 59A-3.244(2), F.A.C. must have a neonatal nursery to provide Level I neonatal services. Level I neonatal services means well-baby care services including sub-ventilation care, intravenous feedings, intravenou…

(1) Each hospital shall establish an infection control program involving members of the organized medical staff, the nursing staff, other professional staff as appropriate, and administration. The program shall comply with the requirements in Sections 381.0098 and 395.1011, F.S. …

The licensed facility shall establish a written policy and procedure for notifying EMTs, paramedics or their emergency medical transportation service employer, or other persons known to have been exposed to a patient with a selected infectious disease while transporting or treati…

(1) The Agency will license five classes of facilities. (a) Class I or general hospitals which includes: 1. General acute care hospitals with an average length of stay of 25 days or less for all beds; 2. Long term care hospitals, which meet the provisions of subsection 59A-3.065(…