To repeal rule.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division of Health Access and Tobacco

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64I-5.003Rural Health Network Cooperative Agreements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To repeal rule.

SUMMARY: This rule provides a process for authorizing and supervising consolidation of network hospital services or technologies and rural health network cooperative agreements. The rule is no longer necessary as there have not been any network cooperative agreements presented to the department for approval or review.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: Based on the SERC checklist, this rulemaking will not have an adverse impact on regulatory costs in excess of $1 million within five years as established in s.120.541(2)(a), F.S.

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 381.04065(5) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.04065 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Daphne Holden at [phone] or at [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64I-5.003 Rural Health Network Cooperative Agreements

Rulemaking Specific Authority 381.04065(5) FS. Law Implemented 381.04065 FS. History–New 1-24-96, Formerly 59F-1.006, Repealed            .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Daphne Holden, PhD, Bureau Chief

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Celeste Philip, MD, MPH, Surgeon General and Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 3, 2016