The Agency is proposing to amend 59C-1.042 to remove, update and condense language regarding neonatal intensive care services.

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Certificate of Need

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59C-1.042Neonatal Intensive Care Services

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency is proposing to amend Rule 59C-1.042, F.A.C. to remove, update and condense language regarding neonatal intensive care services.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed amendments to this rule include: updates to definitions, removing reference to Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center Program (RPICC), revising the language for the needs assessment methodology, removing obsolete language and items from the utilization reporting requirement, removing outdated language regarding providers of this service prior to the CON requirement.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 408.034 (3) and (8); and 408.15 (8), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.032 (17), 408.034 (3), 408.035, 408.036 (1)(f) and 408.039 (4) (a), 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:

DATE AND TIME: June 30, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 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, Health Facility Regulation, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 28-A, Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida. Email: [e-mail] or by phone: [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: Marisol Fitch, Health Facility Regulation, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 28-A, Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida. Email: [e-mail] or by phone: [phone]

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