Definitions, Licensure Requirements

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

59A-8.002Definitions

59A-8.003Licensure Requirements

NOTICE OF CHANGE

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. 45 No. 58, March 25, 2019 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

 

The following changes will be made to the Health Care Licensing Application, Home Health Agency, AHCA Form 3110-1011, April 2019:

 

Page 8, Section 8. Accreditation:

The attestation statement will be changed to read:

“I understand that the complete accreditation survey report must be submitted to the Agency for review if the accreditation survey report is to be accepted in lieu of a complete licensure inspection annual licensure inspections and such reports used to meet licensure requirements are considered public documents subject to disclosure per chapter 119, F.S.  A complete accreditation survey report includes correspondence from the accrediting organization containing the dates of the survey, any citations to which the accreditation organization requires a response, the facility’s response to each citation, the effective date of accreditation and verification of Medicare (CMS) deemed status, if applicable.”

 

The following changes will be made to the Health Care Licensing Application, Home Health Agency, AHCA Form 3110-1011 OL, April 2019:

 

Section – Accreditation:

The attestation statement will be changed to read:

“I understand that the complete accreditation survey report must be submitted to the Agency for review if the accreditation survey report is to be accepted in lieu of a complete licensure inspection annual licensure inspections and such reports used to meet licensure requirements are considered public documents subject to disclosure per chapter 119, F.S.  A complete accreditation survey report includes correspondence from the accrediting organization containing the dates of the survey, any citations to which the accreditation organization requires a response, the facility’s response to each citation, the effective date of accreditation and verification of Medicare (CMS) deemed status, if applicable.”