Florida Administrative Code

Specific Authority 408.061(1)(a), 408.061(1)(e) FS. Law Implemented 408.05(3)(l)1. FS. History-New 11-27-05, Repealed 6-8-08.

Specific Authority 408.061(1)(a), 408.061(1)(e) FS. Law Implemented 408.05(3)(l)1. FS. History-New 11-27-05, Repealed 6-8-08.

Specific Authority 408.061(1)(a), 408.061(1)(e), 408.08(2), 408.08(5), 408.15(11) FS. Law Implemented 408.05(3)(l)1. FS. History-New 11-27-05, Repealed 6-8-08.

As used in Rules 59B-16.001 through 59B-16.002, F.A.C.: (1) "Health care provider" means any person or organization that furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care services in the normal course of business. (2) "Electronic format" means an electronic copy of the forms provided …

(1) The Universal Patient Authorization Form for Full Disclosure of Health Information for Treatment and Quality of Care including instructions for completing the form is posted at: www.FHIN.net. The form may be printed, completed, signed and scanned into an electronic format as …

All health insurance policies, group health insurance policies and health maintenance contracts subject to the requirements of Sections 627.6408, 627.65745 and 641.31, F.S., shall provide, if the patient's treating provider or a provider who specializes in the treatment of diabet…

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.008, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.009, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.010, Amended 2-10-93, 12-11-95, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.011, Amended 2-10-93, 12-11-95, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.012, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.013, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.014, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.015, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.016, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.017, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.018, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.019, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408, 408.08(1) FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.020, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.021, Amended 2-10-93, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.022, Amended 2-10-93, 12-11-95, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015, 408.08 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.023, Amended 2-10-93, 12-11-95, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 395.7015(5), 408.15(8), 408 FS. Law Implemented 395.7015(5), 408.08 FS. History-New 5-7-92, Formerly 10N-6.024, Amended 2-10-93, 12-11-95, Repealed 5-10-12.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.010, Amended 6-29-95, Amended 12-28-98, 2-25-02, 4-18-04, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063, 408.07, 408.08 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.011, Amended 6-29-95, 12-28-98, 7-11-01, 2-25-02, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.013, Amended 6-29-95, 12-28-98, 7-11-01, 2-25-02, 4-18-04, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.15(11) FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.014, Amended 6-29-95, 4-18-04, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.015, Amended 6-29-95, 12-28-98, 1-4-00, 7-11-01, 2-25-02, 4-18-04, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.006(5), 408.061 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.016, Amended 6-29-95, 7-11-01, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.08(1), 408.08(5), 408.15(11) FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.017, Amended 6-29-95, 7-11-01, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.018, Amended 6-29-95, 12-28-98, 7-11-01, 2-25-02, 4-18-04, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.022, Amended 6-29-95, Repealed 1-1-10.

Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 119.07, 120.53(2)(a), 408.061 FS. History-New 9-6-93, Formerly 59B-7.023, Amended 6-29-95, Repealed 1-1-10.

The reporting of ambulatory patient data will provide a statewide integrated database that includes hospital based and free standing ambulatory surgery centers, and hospital emergency department services for the assessment of variations in utilization, disease surveillance, acces…

(1) "Ambulatory Center." For the purposes of this rule, "ambulatory center" means a freestanding ambulatory surgical center, short-term acute care hospital, emergency department, or freestanding cardiac catheterization laboratory. (2) "Ambulatory Surgical Center" means a facility…

(1) The following entities shall submit patient data to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA or Agency): (a) All licensed short-term acute care hospitals licensed under Chapter 395, F.S.; (b) All licensed ambulatory surgical centers as defined in Section 395.002(3), F.…

(1) Ambulatory centers and emergency departments shall report patient data according to the provisions in Rules 59B-9.030 through 59B-9.039, F.A.C. (a) Each data file covering patient visits ending between January 1 and March 31 inclusive, may be submitted no later than May 10 of…

(1) An ambulatory center shall report data for all surgical procedures or services performed in the operating room, or for ambulatory surgical care, cardiology (cardiac catheterization and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)), gastro intestinal, extra-corporeal …

(1) Submission of data files for all ambulatory centers must be in compliance with Rules 59B-9.030 through 59B-9.039, F.A.C. The executive officer, administrator, or authorized designee shall certify the data quarterly as accurate, complete and verifiable by completing the electr…

(1) For purposes of this rule chapter, a report or other information is "incomplete" when it does not contain all data required by the Agency in this rule, and in forms incorporated by reference, or when it contains inaccurate data. The Agency shall to the extent practical, apply…

The first record in the data file shall be a header record containing the information described below. (1) Report Year. Enter the year of the data in the format YYYY. (2) Report Quarter. Enter the quarter of the data, 1, 2, 3 or 4, where 1 corresponds to the first quarter of the …

All data elements and data element codes listed below shall be reported. All facilities submitting data in compliance with Rules 59B-9.030 through 59B-9.039, F.A.C., shall report the following required data elements as stipulated by the Agency. (1) AHCA Facility Number. An identi…

(1) Agency records, public records under Chapter 119, F.S., (Florida's Public Records Law), are available for public inspection during normal business hours. Copies of such records may be obtained upon request and upon payment of the cost of copying. (2) Patient-specific records …

(1) "Applicant" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity which has filed an application for a Certificate of Need with the Agency. (2) "Application" means the forms supplied by the Agency to an applicant which are to be completed in order to be eligi…

(1) Projects Subject to a Comparative Review. Unless subject to expedited review under Section 408.036(2), F.S., and subsection (2) of this rule, or exempted under Section 408.036(3), F.S., and Rule 59C-1.005, F.A.C., the following projects are subject to comparative review and t…

(1) Request for Exemption. Certain projects are subject to exemption from batched or expedited Certificate of Need review pursuant to Sections 408.036(3) and (4), F.S., provided the conditions specified in this rule are met. To receive an exemption, the applicant shall file a Cer…

(1) Letters of Intent and applications subject to comparative review shall be accepted in two batching cycles annually each for hospice programs and freestanding inpatient hospice facilities and for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled (…

In addition to the requirements set forth in Rule 59C-1.008, F.A.C., the following requirements apply to the transfer of a Certificate of Need. As provided in Sections 408.037(2) and 408.034(2), F.S., an applicant for a Certificate of Need must certify that it will license and op…

(1) The Agency shall review all applications in the context of the review criteria specified in Section 408.035, F.S., and Chapters 59C-1 and 59C-2, F.A.C., and all information relevant to the criteria contained therein. (2) General Provisions. (a) Applications subject to compara…

(1) Batched Reviews. The following procedure will be utilized in issuance of letters of intent to grant or deny a Certificate of Need in a batched review: (a) Upon signature of the State Agency Action Report by the Agency Director or designee, a letter of intent to grant or deny …