Health Quality Assurance

Field Operations
Field Operations directs facility inspections, which evaluate factors such as: management and administration; nursing services; social services; dietary services; laboratory services; compliance with state and federal fire safety codes. Additionally, this bureau is responsible for consumer facility complaints.

Health Facility Regulation
The Bureau of Health Facility Regulation oversees the regulation of hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, hospices, clinical laboratories and over 20 other types of health care providers. The Bureau also includes the certificate of need (CON) and hospital financial analysis programs as well as the hospital/ambulatory surgical center risk managment program, and the organ donor education/registry program.

Long Term Care Services
The Long-Term Care Services Bureau oversees the regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and six other long-term care provider programs. The Bureau also includes the Background Screening program and the Facility Data Analysis unit which manages staffing and liability claim reports for nursing homes and adverse incident reports for nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Managed Health Care
The Bureau of Managed Health Care plays an important role in AHCA's mission to champion accessible, affordable, quality health care for all Floridians through the oversight and monitoring of a wide variety of programs.

Plans & Construction
The Office of Plans and Construction is primarily responsible for ensuring that hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory surgical centers are safe, functional, and provide safety-to-life for the patients and residents.