The Florida Senate

408.302  Interagency agreement.--

(1)  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Health to assure coordination and cooperation in serving special needs citizens. The agreement shall include the requirement that the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and the secretary of the Department of Health approve, prior to adoption, any rule developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration where such rule has a direct impact on the mission of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Health, their programs, or their budgets.

(2)  For rules which indirectly impact on the mission of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Health, their programs, or their budgets, the concurrence of the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and the secretary of the Department of Health on the rule is required.

(3)  For all other rules developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, coordination with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Health is encouraged.

(4)  The interagency agreement shall also include any other provisions necessary to ensure a continued cooperative working relationship between the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Health as each strives to meet the needs of the citizens of Florida.

History.--s. 19, ch. 93-129; s. 180, ch. 99-8.