The proposed rule will establish fees for information services of the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis. The fees will be based on time required to analyze the request and write the query, and the time required to access, ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Hospital and Nursing Home Reporting Systems and Other Provisions Relating to Hospitals

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
59E-8.001: Determination of Fees
59E-8.002: Price List
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule will establish fees for information services of the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis. The fees will be based on time required to analyze the request and write the query, and the time required to access, merge, validate, and prepare the information for delivery to the requester. The proposed rule development will incorporate by reference the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis Price List.
SUMMARY: The agency is proposing a rule that will establish new Rules 59E-8.001 and 59E-8.002, F.A.C., providing for the fees to be charged for information services provided by the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
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.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 408.15(8) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.05(7)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: October 16, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, First Floor Conference Room A, Building 3, 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 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Cheryl Barfield at [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 IS: Cheryl Barfield at [phone].

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

59E-8.001 Determination of Fees.

(1) The Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis will periodically, but no less frequently than biannually, calculate the average time required to access, merge, validate, and prepare standard information sets for delivery to the requester. These average times will be used to establish the fees for information services described in the Price List.

(2) Requests for information not addressed in the Price List, ad hoc custom requests, will be priced based on the time required to analyze the request and write the query, and the time required to access, merge, validate and prepare the information for delivery to the requester.

Specific Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.05(7)(c) FS. History–New________.

 

59E-8.002 Price List.

(1) The Price List of the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis is posted at: www.floridahealthstat.com/order.shtml.

(2) The Price List dated 7.1.07 is incorporated by reference as AHCA Form FC4200-003.

Specific Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.05(7)(c) FS. History–New________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Beth Eastman, Interim Bureau Chief, Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, Agency for Health Care Administration, Building 3, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee Florida 32308
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Andrew C. Agwunobi, M.D., Secretary, Agency for Health Care Administration
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 30, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 20, 2007