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Proposed Rules

Proposed rules are 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 1S-1, Florida Administrative Code (FAW).

Certificate of Need Definitions

RULE:59C-1.002
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 408.034(6), 408.15(8), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.033 (1)(a), 408.036(1)-(3), 408.037(1), 408.039 (1)(2), 651.118 F.S

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
TIME AND DATE:
2:00 P.M. July 13, 2007
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 IS: Calvin J. Vice., Sr., PhD, Certificate of Need, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT:   The agency is proposing to amend the rule that defines terms used in Rule 59C-1, F.A.C. due to recent statutory changes.

This notice, including preliminary text, will be published in the June 8, 2007 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.

Certificate of Need Penalties

RULE:59C-1.021
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 408.034(6), 408.15(8) F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 408.040(1)(b),(1)(d)(2)(a) F.S.

IF REQUESTED, A RULE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE, AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: 2pm EST, April 18, 2006
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: Rommel Bain, Certificate of Need, 2727 Mahan Drive, MS 28 Building 1, Tallahassee, Florida.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT:  
The agency is proposing to amend the rule that outlines assessment of administrative fines for noncompliance with conditions placed on a Certificate of Need (CON)or Certificate of Need Exemption. The amendment adds a formula to be used in calculating the dollar amount of the fine for noncompliance .


This notice, including preliminary text, will be published in the December 9, 2005 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.

A Notice of Change will be published in the June 16, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. This publication is also available on the Internet at http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html and the notice and proposed changed text is available here in .PDF format.

A second Notice of Change will be published in the July 28, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly. This publication is also available on the Internet at http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html and the notice and proposed changed text is available here in .PDF format.

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