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End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) dialysis facilities are not licensed by the State of Florida. However, there are federal requirements for operating an ESRD in Florida.
In April of 2008, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services published the revised Final Rule for ESRD regulations.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides a website with important information and resources for patients and family members who want to learn more about chronic kidney disease and dialysis:
https://www.cms.gov/center/esrd.asp
CMS also recommends that in addition to reviewing information on the compare web site patients and family members:
- Visit facilities that interest you,
- Talk to dialysis facility staff and patients,
- Talk to your doctor and,
- Contact kidney disease groups. The phone numbers and web site for some of the kidney disease groups are found in the Resources section of the CMS web site
For information on this program, please call Patty Lewandowski in the Laboratory Unit at (850) 412-4500.
