The agency is proposing to amend the rule that specifies the protocol of implementation of testing at hospital alternate-sites.

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
59A-7.034: Alternate-Site Testing
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The agency is proposing to amend the rule that specifies the protocol of implementation of testing at hospital alternate-sites.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Revisions related to the development of a protocol for implementation of testing at hospital alternate-sites, including tests to be performed and who will perform the tests; criteria to be used in selecting the method of testing to be used for alternate-site testing; minimum training and education requirements for those who will perform alternate-site testing; an appropriate internal and external quality control protocol; an internal mechanism for identifying and tracking alternate-site testing by the central laboratory; and recordkeeping requirements.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 483.051 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 483.051, 483.106, 483.181, 483.201, 483.221, 483.23 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: April 19, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, Building 3, Conference Room C, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Call in number: 1(888)808-6959, code: 8509227761
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 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Karen Rivera, Laboratory Unit, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Mail Stop 32, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [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: Karen Rivera, Laboratory Unit, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Mail Stop 32, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, [phone]

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