| Florida
Statutes 408.037 |
Review and analysis of Certificate of Need applications: Provides for a consistent
and systematic review of construction projects and reviewable medical
services by evaluating available capital resources, financial feasibility,
and the impact on competition, quality of care, and cost effeciency
in the health planning district. |
| Florida
Statutes 408.061(1) |
Data
Submission: authorizes the agency to require submission of financial
data and operating statistics from hospitals. The
data collected is used in the financial review of CON applications
and where financial information assists the Agency and the Legislature
in resolving health policy issues. |
| Florida
Statutes 408.061(2) |
Uniform
System of Financial Reporting (FHURS): Requires the agency to specify
a uniform system of financial reporting for each type of health care
facility, based on a uniform chart of accounts. For purposes of this
section, the data includes an income statement, balance sheet, departmental
revenues and expenses, deductions from revenue, uncompensated care,
and demographic data. |
| Florida
Statutes 408.061(4) |
Actual
Financial Experience: Requires each hospital to file
its audited actual financial experience within 120 days after the
end of each fiscal year. |
| Florida
Statutes 408.062 |
Research,
Analysis, Studies Reports: Authorizes the agency to conduct studies
relating to hospital and nursing home costs. |
| Florida
Statutes 408.063 |
Dissemination
of Health Care Information: Requires the agency to publish and distribute
information based on financial and other collected data. |
| Florida
Statutes 395.701 |
Public
Medical Assistance Trust Fund: Provides revenue to hospitals serving
a disproportionately large proportion of indigent and Medicaid patients. |
| Florida
Statutes 409.9113 |
Medical
Education and Tertiary Care Trust Fund: Provides revenue to support
the additional cost of education programs in operating a teaching
hospital. Distribution of funds to teaching hospitals is based in
part on data provided by the FHURS report. |
| Florida
Statutes 154.301 |
The
Health Care Responsibility Act: Resolves inequities surrounding indigent
patients who seek treatment outside the county of residence. Eligible
hospitals are identified based on patient days and charity care. Two
thresholds are involved in determining eligibility. Hospitals must
first meet or exceed the 2 percent threshold of charity patient days
to total patient days. Secondly, 2.5 percent or more of charity dollars
must be spent on out of county residents. |
The Financial Analysis Unit publishes financial data for hospitals
in the state. The publications
page contains information on the costs of these publications and how
to obtain them.
