Notice of Variances and Waivers

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
59A-35.060: Licensure Application Process.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 17, 2012, the Health Care Clinic Unit, Bureau of Health Facility Regulation, Division of Health Quality Assurance of the Agency for Health Care Administration, received a petition for Waiver or Variance of paragraph 59A-35-060(1)(w), F.A.C., which is the application for licensure as a health care clinic under Part X, Chapter 400, Florida Statutes, from Ultracare Imaging Services, Inc. the nature of the rule refers to an application for a health care clinic license that is adopted by reference. The petitioner filed an initial application for a health care clinic license with the agency on January 17, 2012, after a renewal application of the petitioner was involuntarily withdrawn from further consideration by final order effective September 25, 2011. The petitioner requests that when an initial license is issued by the agency, it is back-dated to September 25, 2011, about 4 months before the initial application was received by the agency. The petition asks that the former license number be restored. The basis for relief is hardship. The Health Care Clinic Unit will accept comments concerning this Petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received by the agency on or before 5:00 p.m. (EST), on the 14th day to the contact, below.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Dennis LaRosa, Health Care Clinic Unit, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #53, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, email: Dennis.LaRosa@ahca.myflorida.com.