AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
59A-26.007Personnel Standards
NOTICE OF CORRECTION
Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 40 No. 247, December 23, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The following sections of the Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs (SERC), Rule Number 59A-26.007 Personnel Standards, should be changed to read:
Page 2, Section C, #5.
Revised to the following:
*Pursuant to Section 483.430420(d)(3), C.F.R., the staffing ratio for ICF is 1 to 3.2 residents.
Page 6, Section G, The type of small business that would be subject to the rule:
Revised to the following:
The CPR and First Aid training certification requirement in state law would affect all licensed ICF/DDs. As of November 1, 2013, there were 101 licensed ICF/DD facilities. The average number of ICF beds/residents in a facility is 28. This new regulation requires a licensee must to ensure that 50% of its staff on duty at all times are certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and have received basic first aid training. Section 483.430420(d)(3), C.F.R., mandates the staffing ratio for ICF is 1 to 3.2 residents. The average number of beds in an ICF is 28 beds. The 28 beds divided by the 3 residents per staff and divided by two (50% of the staff trained) X $58.00** (CPR/First Aid Training). The cost is $290 per facility.
Page 6, Section G, The probable impact on affected small business. The likely per-entity regulatory cost increase:
Revised to the following:
This new regulation requires a licensee must to ensure that 50% of its staff on duty at all times are certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and have received basic first aid training. Section 483.430420(d)(3), C.F.R., mandates the staffing ratio for ICF is 1 to 3.2 residents. The average number of beds in an ICF is 28 beds. The 28 beds divided by the 3 residents per staff and divided by two (50% of the staff trained) X $58.00** (CPR/First Aid Training). The cost is $290 per facility.
