The Agency is proposing to amend 59C-1.037 to update statutory citations and to amend data collection and reporting procedures for sheltered nursing home beds.

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Certificate of Need

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59C-1.037Sheltered Nursing Home Beds

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency is proposing to amend 59C-1.037, F.A.C., to update statutory citations and to amend data collection and reporting procedures for sheltered nursing home beds.

SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to this rule update statutory citations and clarify data collection and reporting procedures for this category of nursing home beds in order to make it more consistent with community nursing home beds data collection procedures. This clarification will make the process more efficient for both those submitting and collecting the data.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: A SERC has not been prepared by the agency.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 408.034 (8), 408.15 (8) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.035, 651.118 (2), (3), (4), (5) (6), (7), (8) and (9) FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: April 11, 2017 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, Building Three, Conference Room C, 2727 Mahan Drive,

Tallahassee, Florida 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 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Marisol Fitch, Certificate of Need and Commercial Managed Care Unit Supervisor, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida, [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 IS: Marisol Fitch, Certificate of Need and Commercial Managed Care Unit Supervisor, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 28, Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida or call [phone].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

59C-1.037 Sheltered Nursing Home Beds.

 

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Data Collection and Reporting Procedures. Within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, facilities with nursing facility beds licensed under Chapter 400, F.S., shall report to the Agency, or its designee, the total number of patient days which occurred in each month of the quarter and the number of such days which were Medicaid patient days. Continuing care providers shall submit to the agency, or its designated agency, semi-annual  bed utilization reports for the purpose of determining community and sheltered nursing home bed utilization based on historical use by residents and non-residents of the continuing care facility. Bed utilization data shall be reported on July 30th for the period of January 1 through June 30, and on January 30 for the period of July 1 through December 31st of each calendar year. Monthly bBed utilization data shall include:

(a) Total number of resident admissions during the 6 month reporting period.

(b) Total number of non-resident admissions during the 6 month reporting period.

(c) Total admissions for the 6 month reporting period.

(d) Total resident patient days for the 6 month reporting period.

(e) Total non-resident patient days for the 6 month reporting period.

(f) Total patient days for the 6 month reporting period.

(g) Total Medicaid patient days for the month

Rulemaking Authority 408.034(86), 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.035, 651.118(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),(8) and (9) FS. History–New 1-1-77, Amended 11-1-77, 6-5-79, 4-24-80, 2-1-81, 4-1-82, 11-9-82, 2-14-83, 4-7-83, 6-9-83, 6-10-83, 12-12-83, 3-5-84, 5-14-84, 7-16-84, 8-30-84, 10-15-84, 12-25-84, 4-9-85, Formerly 10-5.11, Amended 6-19-86, 11-24-86, 1-25-87, 3-2-87, 3-12-87, 8-11-87, 8-7-88, 8-28-88, 9-12-88, 4-19-89, 10-19-89, 5-30-90, 7-11-90, 8-6-90, 10-10-90, 12-23-90, Formerly 10-5.011(1)(l), 10-5.037, Amended 8-24-93,                             .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Marisol Fitch

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Justin M. Senior

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: 2/24/2017

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: July 13, 2016