| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to hospice facilities; amending s. |
| 3 | 400.6051, F.S.; providing for construction plan review by |
| 4 | the Agency for Health Care Administration; authorizing the |
| 5 | agency to charge a construction plan review fee; |
| 6 | specifying that the fee is nonrefundable; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 400.6051, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 400.6051 Construction and renovation; requirements.-- |
| 14 | (1) The requirements for the construction and the |
| 15 | renovation of a hospice residential or inpatient facility or |
| 16 | unit must comply with the provisions of chapter 553 which |
| 17 | pertain to building construction standards, including plumbing, |
| 18 | electrical code, glass, manufactured buildings, accessibility |
| 19 | for persons with disabilities, and the state minimum building |
| 20 | codes. The Agency for Health Care Administration shall provide |
| 21 | technical assistance to the Florida Building Commission in |
| 22 | updating the construction standards of the Florida Building Code |
| 23 | which govern hospice facilities. |
| 24 | (2) Upon request by the prospective licensee of an |
| 25 | inpatient hospice facility, the agency may provide an informal |
| 26 | review of a facility prior to construction in order to assist |
| 27 | the facility in complying with agency rules and this part. |
| 28 | (3) The agency may charge a fee commensurate with the cost |
| 29 | of providing consultation under this section. No part of the fee |
| 30 | is refundable. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |