Purpose


The purpose is to provide new rules for oversight by the director of nursing and the use of a recent unannounced licensure survey related to a licensure application for a change of ownership as required in 400.497(5) and (6), F.S.; to remove items that are now in Florida Statutes and 59A-35, FAC; to revise personnel rules to remove the one year experience requirement for physical therapists and occupational therapists and their assistants and make other rule revisions to reduce the regulatory burden on home health agencies; to update the license fee to the August 1, 2010 amount to conform to the consumer price index increase required in 408.805(2), F.S. and to remove the requirement to remove rubber stamped signatures for physicians to prevent fraud; and to update the web site addresses, the licensing unit’s name and definitions.