Rule Workshops

As Rule Workshops are scheduled, information will be published here. Notices of Rule Workshops are published in the Florida Administrative Weekly and on this site (see below), announcing the Agency's intention to establish or amend a CON rule. Workshops are typically held in one of the Agency's conference rooms at Fort Knox III, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, so that interested parties may provide informal advice and comments about the rule. Draft rule language is usually published in the Florida Adminsitrative Weekly with the workshop notice and made available on this website as well. Written comments are welcome prior to, at, and after the workshop.

Proposed rules are also published in the Florida Administrative Weekly, announcing the Agency's intention to establish or amend a CON rule. If a workshop has been held prior to this Notice, the rule text in the proposed rule incorporates advice from that meeting and other sources. A hearing is then scheduled so that interested parties may present formal testimony or documents about the rule content. Written comments may be submitted prior to or at the hearing. If the Agency elects to modify the rule in response to the hearing testimony or other materials submitted, the revised text will be published in the Florida Administrative Weekly as a Notice of Change. Additional detail about the rule adoption process is found in Chapter 120, Florida Statues and Chapter 1B-30.001, Florida Administrative Code.

Certificate of Need Application Procedures

RULE:59C-1.008
RULE MAKING AUTHORITY:408.034(6), 408.15(8), FS
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.033, 408.034, 408.036(2), 408.037, 408.038, 408.039, 408.042, F.S.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING TIME, DATE AND PLACE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE F.A.W.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: James B. McLemore, Certificate of Need, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Mail Stop 28, Tallahassee, Florida. (850) 412- 4346. James.McLemore@ahca.myflorida.com.


PURPOSE AND EFFECT:   The agency is proposing to amend the rule used in Rule 59C-1, F.A.C. due to the need to update the batching calendar to include 2012 and 2013, the delete the specialty burn units for the "other beds and programs" list and the delete the shared services provision (1)(j) due to statuatory change.


This notice including preliminary text, will be published in the September 2, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. This publication is available on the Internet at http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html and the proposed text is available here in .PDF  format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Certificate of Need Penalties

RULE:59C-1.021
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 408.034(6), 408.15(8) F.S.
LAW IMPLEMENTED:408.040(1) (b)(e),(2)(a), 408.044, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE, AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room C, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Calvin J Vice, Sr., PhD, Certificate of Need, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 28 Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT:   The agency proposes to revise the rule that specifies the basis for assessing a fine for failure to comply with conditions required by a certificate of need. The proposed revision would specify the method for determining a degree of noncompliance with conditions on a certificate of need..


This notice was published in the November 13, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. This publication is available on the Internet at http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html and the notice and preliminary text is available here in .PDF  format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Hospice Programs


RULE:59C-1.0355
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 408.034(3)(5), 408.015 (8)FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.034(3), 408.035, 408.036(1)(d), 408.043(2), 400.606(4)(5), FS.

TIME: 1:00 p.m., December 7, 2009
PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room B, Tallahassee, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Calvin J Vice, Sr., PhD, Certificate of Need, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT:   The proposed rule is updated to reflect changes to the hospice rule as currently defined in 59C F.A.C.

Changes are to the dates of material incorporated by reference in the rule as adopted July 21, 2009, and the clarification of the web site of the publications.



This notice, along with the preliminary text of the proposed rule development was published in the November 13, 2009, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. This publication is available on the Internet at http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html and the notice and preliminary text is available here in .PDF  format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader.


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