64D-3.032. Notification by Medical Facilities

(1) The chief administrative officer of each facility licensed under Chapter 395, F.S., or freestanding radiation therapy centers, as defined in Section 408.07(20), F.S., shall either personally or by appointing an individual from the staff, hereinafter referred to as “reporting individual,” report all cases or suspect cases of diseases or positive laboratory findings indicating the presence of a disease or condition listed in Rule 64D-3.029, F.A.C., in all persons admitted to, attended to, or residing in the facility per this rule.

(2) The chief administrative officer of each Department of Defense or Veterans Administration (VA) facility located in Florida is requested to appoint an individual from the staff, hereinafter referred to as “reporting individual,” to be responsible for reporting all cases or suspected cases of disease or positive laboratory findings indicating the presence of a disease or condition listed in Rule 64D-3.029, F.A.C., in all persons admitted to, attended to, or residing in the facility per this rule.

(3) Reporting of a case or suspected case of disease or condition or positive laboratory findings by a facility or center fulfills the requirements of the licensed practitioner and laboratory director to report. It remains the responsibility of the practitioner or laboratory director to ensure that the report is made as stipulated in Rule 64D-3.029, F.A.C.

(4) Each facility that reports a notifiable disease or condition or a positive laboratory finding indicating the presence of a notifiable disease shall make its records for such diseases or conditions available for on-site inspection by the Department or its authorized representatives.

Rulemaking Authority 381.0011(2), 381.003(2), 381.0031(7), (8), 383.06, 384.33, 385.202(5), 392.66 FS. Law Implemented 381.0011, 381.003, 381.0031, 384.25, 385.202, 392.53 FS. History–New 11-20-06.