Summary
The term “site survey” is not defined in statute or in rule. Seven variations on the term appear in statute and in rule: “onsite visit” in section 395.4025(6), (11), (12), F.S.; “site survey” in section 395.4025(15)(d), F.S. and in Rules 64J-2.012(3), 64J-2.015(2), (3), 64J-2.016(9)(c)-(e), F.A.C.; “site review” in section 395.4025(15)(d), F.S.; “site visit” in Rules 64J-2.011(2)(b), (4)(b), 64J-2.012(1) (Table), (k), (l), 64J-2.016(3), (7), (8), F.A.C.; “on-site survey” in Rules 64J-2.015(2), 64J-2.016(3), F.A.C.; “on-site evaluation” in Rule 64J-2.016(1), (2), F.A.C.; and “onsite review” in Rule 64J-2.016(5)(b), F.A.C. In each instance, the variation on the term “site survey” describes the same inspection and observation that the Department is authorized to conduct to verify that a trauma center is compliant with the standards adopted by the Department by rule, irrespective of the method by which the inspection and observation is conducted; i.e., in-person and onsite, remote and offsite, or a combination thereof. The proposed change will clarify that the terms “onsite visit,” “site survey,” “site review,” “site visit,” “on-site survey,” “on-site evaluation,” and “onsite review” all describe the in-person or remote inspection and observation of trauma center operations to determine compliance with trauma center standards.