Reporting Instructions.

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

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59E-7.024: Reporting Instructions.

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-7.024 Reporting Instructions.

(1) Beginning with the inpatient data report for the 1st quarter of the year 2010, reporting facilities shall submit a zipped inpatient discharge data file by Internet according to the specifications in paragraphs (a) through (c) below unless reporting by CD-ROM is approved by the Agency in the case of extraordinary or hardship circumstances.

(a) The Internet address for the receipt of inpatient data is https://ahcaxnet.fdhc.state.fl.us/patientdata.

(b) Data submitted to the Internet address shall be electronically transmitted with the zipped inpatient data in a XML file using the Inpatient Data XML Schema available at http://ahca.myflorida.com/xmlschemas/inppoa22.xsd. The Inpatient Data XML Schema is incorporated by reference.