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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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59. Agency for Health Care Administration |
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59E. Hospital and Nursing Home Reporting Systems and Other Provisions Relating to Hospitals |
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59E-7. Inpatient Data Collection |
1(1) 2Submission of data files 6for all hospitals must be in compliance with Rules 1559E-7.012 16and 1759E-7.021 18through 1959E-7.030, 20F.A.C. 21The executive officer, administrator, or authorized designee 28shall certify the data quarterly as accurate, complete and verifiable 38by completing the electronic certification in FDDC. The electronic certification attests the inpatient patient data report has been examined and, to the best of the submitter’s knowledge and belief, the information contained in this data file is true, accurate, and complete, and has been prepared from the books and records of this facility. 91The data is considered “certified” for the reporting quarter upon completion of the facility’s 105electronic certification107.
108(2) A facility whose data file is not certified within five (5) 120calendar months following the last day of the reporting quarter shall be subject to penalties pursuant to Rule 13859E-7.026, 139F.A.C. 140A facility 142will not be penalized for delays caused by the Agency that are documented by the reporting facility to include online reporting system downtime.
165(3) Changes or corrections to certified 171data may be accepted from a facility for a period of twelve (12) months following the 187first date of the affected quarter. 193The Agency may grant approval if it determines that resubmission will significantly impact data quality. The facility must submit an electronic resubmission request in FDDC. 218The electronic request must explain 223the cause contributing to the inaccurate reporting, and 231include the reason for the corrections or changes, 239the total number of records affected by quarters and years, the data type and the date that the replacement file will be submitted to the Agency. 265Any changes to a hospital’s data after this twelve (12) month period shall be subject to penalties pursuant to Rule 28559E-7.026, 286F.A.C. Resubmission of previously certified data must be certified within thirty (30) days following receipt of the data file from the facility.
308(4) A facility must electronically update their facility contact information in FDDC when a change of the facility contact responsible for handling the data file submission or the facility CEO or Administrator occurs. Information must include full names, title, applicable phone and fax numbers, and email address.
355Rulemaking Authority 357408.15(8) FS. 359Law Implemented 361408.061, 362408.062, 363408.063, 364408.15(11), 365408.08(1)(2) FS. 367History–New 1-1-10, Formerly 37059E-7.012, 371Amended 1-1-18, 2-16-23.
