AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
59A-11.003Licensure Procedures
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. 47 No. 247, December 23, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The following sections of the proposed rule will be changed to read:
59A-11.003 Licensure Procedures.
(1) An applicant or licensee requesting licensure for the operation of a birth center under the provision of Chapter 383, F.S., shall make application to the Agency on the Health Care Licensing Application, Birth Center, AHCA Form 3130-3001, January 2022, which is incorporated by reference, and available at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXX. Applicants for renewal and change during licensure period may submit the Health Care Licensing Online Application, Birth Center, AHCA Form 3130-3001OL, January 2022, incorporated by reference and available at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXX. The application forms are also available at http://www.ahca.myflorida.com/HQAlicensureforms or, for online submissions, at: http://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/SingleSignOnPortal.
(2) Each birth center applying for a license shall be designated by a distinctive name. Duplication of an existing birth center’s name is prohibited in new birth centers.
(3) This rule is in effect for five years from its effective date.
Rulemaking Authority 383.309, 408.819 FS. Law Implemented 383.305, 408.805, 408.806, 408.809, 408.810 FS. History–New 3-4-85, Formerly 10D-90.03, 10D-90.003, Amended 9-27-94, 2-12-96, 9-17-96, 9-28-14, 1-16-19,_________.
The following change will be made to Health Care Licensing Application, Birth Center, AHCA Form 3130-3001:
Section 1B, Property Owner, will be changed to indicate if the answer to the first question in that section is No, the applicant should skip to section 1C.
