AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Health Facility and Agency Licensing
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
59A-10.002Definitions
59A-10.036Qualification by Practical Experience
59A-10.037Educational Programs
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 49, March 11, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The following sections of the proposed rule will be changed to read:
59A-10.002 Definitions
As used in this Rule Chapter:
(1) through (4) No change.
(5) “Ambulatory surgical center” means an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapters Chapter 395 and 408, F.S. and Rule Chapters Chapter 59A-5 and 35, F.A.C.
(6) “Applicable federal, state and local health and safety laws and rules” means those laws and rules which govern, directly or indirectly, the delivery of patient care.
(7) “Applicable standards of health care risk management” means those principles, criteria or prevailing techniques used to identify, investigate, analyze, evaluate and select the most advantageous methods of reducing, modifying, correcting or eliminating identifiable risks.
(8) through (14) renumbered as (6) through (12); No change
(13)(15) “Hospital” means a hospital licensed under Chapters Chapter 395 and 408, F.S. and Rule Chapters Chapter 59A-3 and 35, F.A.C.
(16) through (18) renumbered as (14) through (16); No change.
(17)(19) “Internal risk management program” means the policies and procedures of a health care facility which constitute the internal risk management program as defined in Sections Section 395.0197 or 641.55, F.S.
(20) through (31) renumbered as (18) through (29); No change.
Rulemaking Authority 395.0197, 395.1073 FS. Law Implemented 395.0197 FS. History–New 8-28-79, Formerly 10D-75.02, Amended 3-25-86, 12-28-89, Formerly 10D-75.002, Amended 9-16-92.
59A-10.036 Qualification by Practical Experience.
(1) through (2) No change.
(3) As part of the application, the applicant shall file AHCA Form 3130-1016, May February 2016, Verification of Practical Experience, which is hereby incorporated by reference, documenting that the applicant has experience in each of the required areas. This form is available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06986 and available from the Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 31, Tallahassee, Florida 32308 or at the web address at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/HQAlicensureforms.
59A-10.037 Educational Programs
No change.
The following changes have been made to the Verification of Practical Experience, AHCA Form 3130-1016, May 2016:
On page 3, section 4 “penalty of perjury” has been moved from the opening sentence to number 3.
On page 3, section 5 numbers 2 and 3 have been removed.
