Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59A-35.110Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission

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. 180, September 16, 2019 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The following sections of the proposed rule will be changed to read:

 

59A-35.110 Reporting Requirements; Electronic Submission

(1) No change.

(2) Electronic submission of information.

(a) The following required information must be submitted electronically through the Agency’s Single Sign On Portal located at https://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/SingleSignOnPortal:

1. Nursing homes:

Adverse incident reports must be submitted electronically to the Agency within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of the incident as required in Section 400.147, F.S. on Nursing Home Adverse Incident, AHCA Form 3110-0010 OL, April 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08777, and through the Agency’s adverse incident reporting system which can only be accessed through the Agency’s Single Sign On Portal located at:  https://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/SingleSignOnPortal.

2. Assisted living facilities:

a. Adverse incident reports must be submitted electronically to the Agency within 1 business day after the occurrence of the incident, and within 15 calendar days after the occurrence of the incident as required in Section 429.23, F.S., on Assisted Living Facility Adverse Incident, AHCA Form 3180-1025 OL, April 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08778, and through the Agency’s adverse incident reporting system which can only be accessed through the Agency’s Single Sign On Portal located at: https://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/SingleSignOnPortal.

b. Liability claim reports required pursuant to Section 429.23(5), F.S., and Rule 59A-36.017, F.A.C.

3. through 5. No change.

6. For the purposes of this rule, the following applies for submitting adverse incident reports:

a. A business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday as designated in section 110.117, F.S.

b. A preliminary (1-Day) report is deemed late when submitted more than 1 business day after the day of the incident.

c. Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Ambulatory Surgical Centers: A full report (15- Day) is deemed late when submitted more than 15 calendar days after the day of the incident.     

d. Assisted Living Facilities: A full report (15-Day) is deemed late when submitted more than 15 calendar days after the day of the incident or more than 3 business days after the Agency issues the reminder pursuant to section 429.23(5), F.S., whichever is later.

e. d. Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes that submit reports deemed late may be fined up to $50 per day late not to exceed $500.

(b) through (c) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 395.0197, 408.806, 408.813, 408.819, 429.23, F.S. Law Implemented 408.806, 408.813, 408.810, 429.23, 395.0197, F.S. History–New 7-14-10, Amended 11-13-17,___________.