Florida Statutes Part IV - Hospices (Ss. 400.6005-400.611)

• 400.6005 - Legislative Findings And Intent.
  The Legislature finds that terminally ill individuals and their families, who are no longer pursuing curative medical treatment, should have the opportunity to select a...
• 400.601 - Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term:(1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration.(2) “Department” means the Department of Elderly Affairs.(3) “Hospice” means a centrally administered corporation...
• 400.602 - Licensure Required; Prohibited Acts; Exemptions; Display, Transferability Of License.
  (1)(a) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply to the provision of services that require licensure pursuant to this part and part II of...
• 400.6045 - Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease Or Other Related Disorders; Staff Training Requirements; Certain Disclosures.
  (1) A hospice licensed under this part must provide the following staff training:(a) Upon beginning employment with the agency, each employee must receive basic written information about...
• 400.605 - Administration; Forms; Fees; Rules; Inspections; Fines.
  (1) The agency, in consultation with the department, may adopt rules to administer the requirements of part II of chapter 408. The department, in consultation with...
• 400.60501 - Outcome Measures; Adoption Of National Initiatives; Annual Report.
  (1) No later than December 31, 2007, the Department of Elderly Affairs, in conjunction with the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall develop outcome measures to...
• 400.6051 - Construction And Renovation; Requirements.
  (1) The requirements for the construction and the renovation of a hospice residential or inpatient facility or unit must comply with the provisions of chapter 553...
• 400.606 - License; Application; Renewal; Conditional License Or Permit; Certificate Of Need.
  (1) In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the initial application and change of ownership application must be accompanied by a plan...
• 400.6065 - Background Screening.
  The agency shall require level 2 background screening for personnel as required in s. 408.809(1)(e) pursuant to chapter 435 and s. 408.809.History.—ss. 55, 71, ch....
• 400.607 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation Of License; Emergency Actions; Imposition Of Administrative Fine; Grounds.
  (1) The agency may deny, revoke, and suspend a license, impose an action under s. 408.814, and impose an administrative fine, which may not exceed $5,000...
• 400.6085 - Contractual Services.
  A hospice may contract out for some elements of its services. However, the core services, as set forth in s. 400.609(1), with the exception of...
• 400.609 - Hospice Services.
  Each hospice shall provide a continuum of hospice services which afford the patient and the family of the patient a range of service delivery which...
• 400.6095 - Patient Admission; Assessment; Plan Of Care; Discharge; Death.
  (1) Each hospice shall make its services available to all terminally ill persons and their families without regard to age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability,...
• 400.610 - Administration And Management Of A Hospice.
  (1) A hospice shall have a clearly defined organized governing body, consisting of a minimum of seven persons who are representative of the general population of...
• 400.6105 - Staffing And Personnel.
  (1) Each hospice shall have a medical director licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 who shall have responsibility for directing the medical care and...
• 400.611 - Interdisciplinary Records Of Care; Confidentiality.
  (1) An up-to-date, interdisciplinary record of care being given and patient and family status shall be kept. Records shall contain pertinent past and current medical, nursing,...

Last modified: September 23, 2016