The Florida Senate

408.302  Interagency agreement.--

(1)  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall enter into an interagency agreement with the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to assure coordination and cooperation in serving special needs citizens. The agreement shall include the requirement that the secretary of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 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 ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, its program, or its budget.

(2)  For rules which indirectly impact on the mission of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, its programs, or its budget, the concurrence of the secretary of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services on the rule is required.

(3)  For all other rules developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, coordination with the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 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 ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services as each strives to meet the needs of the citizens of Florida.

History.--s. 19, ch. 93-129.

¹Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.