Approval of Physician Office Accrediting Organizations

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B8-9.0092: Approval of Physician Office Accrediting Organizations

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with Section 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 32, No. 36, September 8, 2006, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The changes are in response to comments received at a public hearing held on the rule on November 30, 2006. The Surgical Care Committee heard testimony on behalf of the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists and recommended changes to the rule. The Board of Medicine, at its meeting held on December 2, 2006, voted to change the rule as recommended by the Surgical Care Committee. The change in subsection (4)(b) of the rule are as follows:

Subparagraph (4)(b)8., shall be reworded to read as follows: “The accrediting organization must have at least one anesthesiologist in that organization that implements, administers, and monitors the quality assurance processes set forth above.”

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253