On August 24, 2020, the Florida Department of Health, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support, issued an Order Granting Emergency Petition for Variance from Rule 64J-2.016(3), Florida Administrative Code. Petitioner’s name: Bay ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64J-2.016Site Visits and Approval

The Florida Department of Health, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support, hereby gives notice: On August 24, 2020, the Florida Department of Health, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support, issued an Order Granting Emergency Petition for Variance from subsection 64J-2.016(3), Florida Administrative Code.

Petitioner’s name: Bay County Health System, LLC, d/b/a Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, f/k/a Bay Medical Center

Date petition filed: July 23, 2020

Rule no.: 64J-2.016

Nature of the rule for which variance or waiver is sought: Time frames and procedure for trauma center site survey conducted by a team of out-of-state reviewers.

Date petition published in the Florida Administrative Register: July 27, 2020, Vol. 46/145

General basis for agency decision: Petitioner has shown that the purpose of the underlying statute will be achieved by postponing the site survey temporarily to permit Petitioner to focus all its resources on the COVID-19 public health crisis.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:

Shayla Cole, Florida Department of Health, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support, Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight, 4042 Bald Cypress Way, Bin# A-22, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].