AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
59A-35.060Licensure Application Process.
NOTICE OF CORRECTION
Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 41 No. 191, October 1, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has been prepared by the Agency.
The following is a summary of the SERC:
For rule 59A-35.060, F.A.C., license fees for crisis stabilization units and short term residential treatment units, residential treatment facilities, residential treatment centers for children and adolescents, hospices, assisted living facilities, adult family care homes, and adult day care centers are increased by the Consumer Price Index pursuant to Section 408.805(2), F.S. The total biennial license fees will increase by $191.47 as follows:
Crisis stabilization units and short term residential treatment units………....$5.92
Residential treatment facilities……………………………………………....….$15.83
Residential treatment centers for children and adolescents………………...$10.00
Hospices…………………………………………………………………….....…$18.00
Assisted living facilities………………………………………………….....…$109.83
Adult family care homes………………………………………………….....….$18.34
Adult day care centers…………………………………………………….....…$13.55
Accounting for currently licensed facilities and projected new licensees, the total regulatory increase for a 5 year period is $1,667,021.93 as follows:
Crisis stabilization units and short term residential treatment units………..$18,881.84
Residential treatment facilities……………………………………………....….$75,920.68
Residential treatment centers for children and adolescents………………...$18,540.00
Hospices………………………………………………………………….....…..…$2,106.00
Assisted living facilities………………………………………………......…$1,516,146.18
Adult family care homes……………………………………………….....….….$12,324.48
Adult day care centers……………………………………………………......…$23,102.75
The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: A checklist was prepared by the Agency to determine the need for a SERC and a SERC has been prepared by the Agency. For rule 59A-35.060, F.A.C., license fees for crisis stabilization units and short term residential treatment units, residential treatment facilities, residential treatment centers for children and adolescents, hospices, assisted living facilities, adult family care homes, and adult day care centers are increased by the Consumer Price Index pursuant to Section 408.805(2), F.S. The total biennial license fees will increase by $191.47. Accounting for currently licensed facilities and projected new licensees, the total regulatory increase for a 5 year period is $1,667,021.93. Based on this information at the time of the analysis and pursuant to section 120.541, Florida Statutes, the rule will require legislative ratification.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
