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Notice: 25371337

Notice of Emergency Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management

Overview

RULE:

64WER21-20

Application Processing

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:

There is a shortage of physicians in Florida. The Conrad 30 Waiver program addresses the shortage of physicians in medically underserved areas. The placement of these physicians is to improve access to care and address health equities in areas of the state with the most critical need for physicians. The Conrad 30 physicians provide much needed services to the populations of rural counties and high poverty urban areas in Florida. Without sponsoring the maximum number of allowable Conrad 30 positions, medically underserved populations will experience increased barriers to needed medical care.

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:

This emergency rule is necessary considering the physician shortage in Florida and the urgent need to increase the physician workforce. Given that there is a shortage of physicians and less than 20 percent of the allowable 30 slots would be filled this year, there is insufficient time to adopt the rule to sponsor the maximum allowable number of physicians through non-emergency process.

SUMMARY:

Emergency rule 64WER21-20 proposes changes to the application process for the Conrad 30 Waiver program to allow for applicants to be notified of deficiencies in the application received and provides time for those applicants to provide additional information for consideration by the department. In response to this change, the emergency rule also removes the requirement that the Department notify applicants by December 31.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

Nathan Dunn at (850) 245-4018 or Nathan.Dunn@FLHealth.gov.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/17/2021 Vol. 47/243

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=64WER21-20&PDate=12/17/2021&Section=4

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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