Licensure Requirements, Licensure Procedure, Scope of Services, Personnel, Plan of Care, Clinical Records, Advance Directives, Emergency Management Plans

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
59A-8.003: Licensure Requirements
59A-8.004: Licensure Procedure
59A-8.008: Scope of Services
59A-8.0095: Personnel
59A-8.0215: Plan of Care
59A-8.022: Clinical Records
59A-8.0245: Advance Directives
59A-8.027: Emergency Management Plans

NOTICE OF CORRECTION

The word “SUMMARY” was omitted from the Notice of Change to the above rules published in Vol. 36, No. 41 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. It should have read:

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 36, No. 28, July 16, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The changes are in response to written comments received from the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and from testimony received in the September 9, 2010 public hearing.

SUMMARY: Rule 59A-8.0095, F.A.C., updates and adds to the requirements for various types of personnel. The administrator shall be responsible for the overall operation of the home health agency. Additional oversight by the director of nursing is added as required in Section 400.497(5), F.S., paragraph 59A-8.0095(2)(d), F.A.C., is removed because its content is now included in Section 400.476(1)(b), F.S. Rule 59A-8.0245 revises the date and web site address for the “Health Care Advance Directives – The Patients’ Right to Decide.” Paragraph 59A-8.0245(3)(b) is removed because it repeats what is stated in Section 400.487(7), F.S.

The remainder of the notice reads as previously published.