The Agency for Health Care Administration proposes to revise the rule related to Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care licensure. These revisions will revise or repeal existing rules to conform to current statutory requirements.

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59A-13.004: License Procedure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency for Health Care Administration proposes to revise the rule related to Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care licensure. These revisions will revise or repeal existing rules to conform to current statutory requirements.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The revisions will conform rules to requirements of the streamlined and consistent set of basic licensing requirements in Chapter 408, Part II, Florida Statutes.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 400.914(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 400.914 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Jacquie Williams, Long-Term Care Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, M.S. #33, Tallahassee, FL 32308 or at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jacquie Williams, Long-Term Care Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, M.S. #33, Tallahassee, FL 32308 or at [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.