59E-7.023. Schedule for Submission of Inpatient Data and Extensions.  


Effective on Thursday, February 16, 2023
  • 1(1) 2All hospitals reporting their inpatient discharge data shall report according to the following schedule:

    16(a) Each data file submitted for the 1st quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between January 1 and March 31 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than June 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the first quarter, regardless of the hospital’s fiscal year. 71First quarter data must be certified by August 31 of the same calendar year.

    85(b) Each data file submitted for the 2nd quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between April 1 and June 30 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than September 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the second quarter, regardless of the hospital’s fiscal year. 140Second quarter data must be certified by November 30 of the same calendar year.

    154(c) Each data file submitted for the 3rd quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between July 1 and September 30 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than December 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the third quarter, regardless of the hospital’s fiscal year. 209Third quarter data must be certified by February 28 of the following calendar year.

    223(d) Each data file submitted for the 4th quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between October 1 and December 31 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than March 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the fourth quarter, regardless of the hospital’s fiscal year. 280Fourth quarter data must be certified by May 31 of the next calendar year.

    294(2) 295Failure to certify the data on or before the certification due date as specified in paragraphs 31159E-7.023(1)(a)-312(d), F.A.C., or failure to correct a data file which has been submitted but contains errors or deficiencies, by the 332certification deadline 334is punishable by fine pursuant to Rule 34159E-7.026, 342F.A.C. 343FDDC will send notification to the facility of pending errors or deficiencies. 355Rejected data files must be corrected, resubmitted and certified by the certification due date.

    369Rulemaking Authority 371408.15(8) FS. 373Law Implemented 375408.061, 376408.062, 377408.063, 378408.05, 379408.07(2), 380408.15(11) FS. 382History–New 1-1-10, Formerly 38559E-7.012, 386Amended 1-1-18, 2-16-23.