Health Facility Regulation
Certificate of
Need Unit and Financial Analysis Unit
The Certificate of Need (CON) program is a regulatory process that requires
certain health care providers to obtain state approval before offering new or
expanded services or making major capital expenditures. The Financial Analysis
program is a review and determination process that provides for the collection
and analysis of hospital financial data and utilization statistics.
Health Care Clinic Unit
The Health Care Clinic Unit is responsible for the regulation of clinics and
issuance of licenses under Part XIII, Chapter 400, Florida Statutes. Effective
March 1, 2004, this licensure process will replace the registration of clinics that
had been done by the Department of Health. This unit will process applications and
documentation submitted by clinics as required by statutes and rules.
Home Care Unit
Licenses home health agencies,
nurse registries, home medical equipment providers, hospices. Registers homemaker
companions agencies and health care services pools. Certifies home health agencies
and hospices for Medicare and Medicaid.
Hospital and Outpatient Services
Unit
Regulates 16 diverse facilities, providers, suppliers or programs, which can
be divided into three categories. These include: those regulated only under
a state licensure program, those regulated only under the Medicare certification
program and those regulated under both state licensure and Medicare.
Laboratory Licensure Unit
Responsible for the licensure and certification of clinical laboratories in
the State of Florida. The unit is also responsible for the licensure of Drug-Free
Workplace Laboratories and Multi-phasic Health Testing Centers and the certification
of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities.
Other Links
Background Screening changes in law effective August 1, 2010
Health Care Advance Directives
Minimum Data Set (MDS): A standardized definition of items used to improve quality of care by assessing the needs and functional status of residents in long term care facilities that participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid program.
Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS): A uniform core set of data elements used to improve quality of care by enabling measurement of patient outcomes in home health agencies that participate in the Medicare and/or Medicaid program.
Risk Management and Patient Safety Program
Avian Flu Action Plan for Health Care Providers
