Public Records.

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Hospital and Nursing Home Reporting Systems and Other Provisions Relating to Hospitals

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59E-7.029: Public Records.

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. 34 No. 53, December 31, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

59E-7.029 Public Records.

(1) No change.

(2) Patient-specific records collected by the Agency pursuant to Rules 59E-7.021-7.030, F.A.C., are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 408.061(7)(8), F.S., and shall not be released unless modified to protect patient confidentiality as described in paragraph (2)(a) below and released in the manner described in paragraphs (2)(c) and (2)(d) beginning with 1st quarter 2010 data.

(a)1. through 3. No change.

4. Admission Date. Deleted. Substitute quarters 1-4 (admit month cannot be substituted).

5. Discharge Date. Substitute quarters 1-4. Length of Stay (LOS) will be substituted. (discharge month cannot be substituted)

6. through 9. No change.

10. ED Date of Arrival. Visit Time Hours (VTH) Boarding time (BT) will be substituted.

(b) through (d) No change.

(3) through (4) No change.