| 1 | Representative R. Garcia offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | Between lines 201 and 202, insert: |
| 5 | (h) In the case of an application for initial licensure, |
| 6 | documentation of accreditation, or an application for |
| 7 | accreditation, from an accrediting organization that is |
| 8 | recognized by the agency as having standards comparable to those |
| 9 | required by this part and part II of chapter 408. |
| 10 | Notwithstanding s. 408.806, an applicant that has applied for |
| 11 | accreditation must provided proof of accreditation that is not |
| 12 | conditional or provisional within 120 days after the date of the |
| 13 | agency's receipt of the application for licensure or the |
| 14 | application shall be withdrawn from further consideration. Such |
| 15 | accreditation must be maintained by the home health agency to |
| 16 | maintain licensure. The agency shall accept, in lieu of its own |
| 17 | periodic licensure survey, the submission of the survey of an |
| 18 | accrediting organization that is recognized by the agency if the |
| 19 | accreditation of the licensed home health agency is not |
| 20 | provisional and if the licensed home health agency authorizes |
| 21 | releases of, and the agency receives the report of, the |
| 22 | accrediting organization. |
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| 26 | D I R E C T O R Y A M E N D M E N T |
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| 28 | Section 4. Paragraphs (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) are |
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| 34 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
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| 36 | financial ability to operate; requiring home health agencies to |
| 37 | maintain certain accreditation to maintain licensure; permitting |
| 38 | certain accrediting organizations to submit surveys regarding |
| 39 | licensure of home health agencies; prohibiting the agency from |