This rule amendment involved ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to comply with Sections 408.809 and 429.919, F.S., regarding background screening requirements for staff working in adult day care centers.

DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS
Federal Aging Programs

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
58A-6.003: Licensure Application Procedures
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule amendment involved ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to comply with Sections 408.809 and 429.919, F.S., regarding background screening requirements for staff working in adult day care centers.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Provision of proof of compliance with background screening requirements, pursuant to Sections 408.809 and 429.919, F.S., as part of the licensure application procedures for adult day care centers. Additionally, the electronic method of obtaining an adult day care center license.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 429.929 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.809, 429.909, 429.913(1)(b), 429.915, 429.919, 429.929, 435.04(5) 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: April 14, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., EDST
PLACE: Department of Elder Affairs, 4040 Esplanade Way, Conference Room 225F, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000
IF NOT REQUESTED IN WRITING BY 5:00 P.M. ON APRIL 11, 2008, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED.
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 72 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Jim Crochet, Department of Elder Affairs, 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000; Telephone Number: [phone], SunCom 994-2000; Email address: [e-mail]. 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: Jim Crochet, Department of Elder Affairs, 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000; Telephone Number: [phone], SunCom 994-2000; Email address: [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

58A-6.003 Licensure Application Procedures.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) Owners or operators of adult day care centers subject to licensure shall submit a completed application for a license through the Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32308. The Licensure Application for Adult Day Care Center, ADCC Form-1, dated December 2003, which is incorporated by reference, may be obtained from the Agency for Health Care Administration AHCA, Adult Day Care Program, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. The cost of the application package, which includes Chapter 429, Part III, F.S., and this rule chapter, is $5.00, in accordance with Section 429.929(3), F.S. The application may be also obtained from the AHCA Web site at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Long_Term_Care/Assisted_living/adcc/ADCC_Application.pdf. Attached to the application shall be:

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Proof of compliance with background screening requirements pursuant to Sections 408.809 and 429.919, F.S.

(6) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 429.929 FS. Law Implemented 408.809, 429.909, 429.913(1)(b), 429.915(1), 429.919, 429.929 (3), 435.04(5) FS. History–New 7-8-81, Amended 2-27-84, Formerly 10A-6.03, 10A-6.003, 59A-16.003, Amended 11-9-95, 3-29-98, 10-23-01, 2-19-04,_________.