To update the Annual Report of Midwifery Practice Form DH-MQA 5011 to add the address for submitting the form and to clarify wording.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Council of Licensed Midwifery

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B24-7.014Records and Reports

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update the Annual Report of Midwifery Practice Form DH-MQA 5011 to add the address for submitting the form and to clarify wording.

SUMMARY: The rule is being amended to add the address for submitting the form and to clarify the wording of one question on the form.

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: Based on the SERC checklist, this rulemaking will not have an adverse impact or regulatory costs in excess of $1 million within five years as established in s. 120.541(2)(a), F.S.

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: 467.005, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 467.004, 467.019, FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kama Monroe, Executive Director, 4052 Bald Cypress way, Bin #C-06, Tallahassee, FL 32399; [phone] or [e-mail].

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B24-7.014 Records and Reports.

(1) through (5) No change.

(6) Each licensed midwife, temporary certificate holding midwife, and midwife supervising a student midwife in assisting in childbirth that occurs in an out-of-hospital setting, shall file an annual report no later than July 31 for the prior fiscal year on Form DH-MQA 5011, Annual Report of Midwifery Practice (04/2017 08/2015), incorporated by reference and available at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-_____06545.

(7) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 467.005 FS. Law Implemented 467.004, 467.019 FS. History–New 7-14-94, Formerly 61E8-7.014, Amended 3-20-96, Formerly 59DD-7.014, Amended 9-11-02, 3-22-16,            .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kama Monroe

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Celeste Philip. MD, MPH, Surgeon General and Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 8, 2017

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: April 18, 2017