Vol. 49, No. 167 (08/28/2023)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Medicaid
    • The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.150, Florida Administrative Code, (F.A.C.), is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Inpatient Hospital Services Coverage Policy, __________. The amendment aligns policy ....
    • The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-4.190, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), is to incorporate by reference the Florida Medicaid Laboratory Services Coverage Policy, _______. The amendment aligns policy language ....
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To align provisions with statutory changes from the 2023 legislative session found in HB 1035 (Ch. 2023-38, Sections 7, 8, Laws of Florida).
  • Office of Early Learning
    • To revise test administration timeframes to address alternate timeframes for nontraditional school-year calendars and summer programs. The amendment also adds clarifying language related to qualified test administrators ....
  • State Board of Education
    • The Florida Legislature created the Charter School Review Commission within the Department of Education. The Commission will have the same powers and duties as other charter school sponsors regarding the review and approval ....
    • To revise the requirements that charter schools must meet in developing school improvement plans, including a requirement that charter schools consider input from stakeholders when developing school improvement plans.
    • To develop the virtual charter school contract and the virtual charter school renewal contract. Additionally, it creates the standard monitoring tool that sponsors will have to use, as mandated in House Bill 443 from the ....
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to eliminate the requirement of submitting certified documents.
• Department of Health
  • Board of Optometry
    • The Board proposes the rule amendment to update the formulary of topical ocular pharmaceutical agents.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board
    • The Board proposes the rule amendments to revise the disciplinary penalties for statute and rule violations.

2. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • an Emergency Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code and Paragraph 5-202.11(A), 2017 FDA Food Code from SLS Distribution USA LLC located in Sunrise. The above referenced F.A.C. addresses the ....
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • variance from Rule 6A-6.03315, F.A.C., Private School Scholarship Compliance. The petition requests a variance from student attendance requirements prescribed by rule. The petitioner is NorthBay Christian Academy, located ....
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • an Emergency Variance for Subparagraph 61C-1.004(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code, Paragraph 61C-4.010(7), Florida Administrative Code, Paragraph 61C-4.010(6), Florida Administrative Code, and Section 6-402.11, 2017 FDA ....

3. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Florida Real Estate Commission
    • Implementation of sections 692.202(5)(c) and 692.203(6)(c), Florida Statutes by development of the forms of Affidavits of Buyers of Property....  Tuesday, September 12, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET  Zora Neale Hurston ...