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Notice: 13317050

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Certificate of Need

Chapter:

PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SECTIONS 408.031-408.045, FLORIDA STATUTES, HEALTH FACILITY AND SERVICES DEVELOPMENT ACT

Overview

RULE:

59C-1.039

Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Inpatient Services

PURPOSE:

The Agency is proposing to amend 59C-1.039 to remove, update and condense language regarding comprehensive medical rehabilitation inpatient services. The amendments will also incorporate material regarding population estimates.

SUBJECT:

The proposed amendments to this rule include: updates to definitions, updates to language on excluded hospitals, updating other required services to be in line with hospital licensure (59A-3.278(9)), adding incorporated material, updating statutory language, improving/condensing the language for the needs assessment methodology, removing references to State and Local Health Council District health plans, removing language citing 59C-1.038 (repealed), removing language requiring accreditation pursuant to 408.043 (4), removing obsolete language and items from the utilization reporting requirement and removing language regarding the applicability of the amended rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

408.034 (3) and (6); 408.039 (4)(a) and 408.15 (8), F.S.

LAW:

408.034 (3), 408.035, 408.039 (4) (a) and 408.036 (1)(b), (c), (e) and (f), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/31/2013 Vol. 39/148

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

408.034 (3) and (6); 408.039 (4)(a) and 408.15 (8), F.S., 408.034 (3), 408.035, 408.039 (4) (a) and 408.036 (1)(b), (c), (e) and (f), F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=59C-1.039&PDate=7/31/2013&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-01677 Department of Health Office of Vital Statistics Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report 2010, Deaths; Office of the Governor Florida Population Estimates and Projections by AHCA District 2000 to 2020, released September 2010

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