The Agency is proposing to amend 59C-1.040 and 59C-1.041 to remove, update and condense language regarding new hospital inpatient psychiatric services.

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Certificate of Need

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

59C-1.040Hospital Inpatient General Psychiatric Services

59C-1.041Hospital Inpatient Substance Abuse Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency is proposing to amend Rules 59C-1.040, F.A.C. and 59C-1.041, F.A.C. to remove, update and condense language regarding new hospital inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse services.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed amendments to this rule include: updates to definitions, updates to language on excluded hospitals, updating statutory language, improving/condensing the language for the needs assessment methodology, removing references to State and Local Health Council District health plans, removing language citing Rule 59C-1.038, F.A.C. (repealed), removing language requiring accreditation pursuant to Section 408.043(4), F.S. removing obsolete language and items from the utilization reporting requirement, removing language regarding amended licenses and removing language regarding the applicability of the amended rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 408.034 (3), (6) and 408.15 (8) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.034 (3), 408.035, 408.036 (1) (b), (c) and 408.039 (4) (a) FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Marisol Fitch, [e-mail] or at [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.