(2) Renewal applicants must apply online by submitting the online licensure application form, fees, and supporting documents electronically through the Agency's Online Portal. Hard copy application forms are not accepted for the purpose of licensure renewal. Renewal applications submitted on hard copy forms will be returned to the applicant unprocessed.
(3) Application forms to be used for licensure.
(a) Abortion Clinic, as provided under Chapter 390, F.S.
(b) Adult Day Care Center, as provided under Chapter 429, Part III, F.S.
(c) Adult Family-Care Home, as provided under Chapter 429, Part II, F.S.
(d) Ambulatory Surgical Center, as provided in 395 Part I, F.S.
(e) Assisted Living Facility, as provided in 429 Part I, F.S.
(f) Birth Center, as provided under Chapters
383.30 -
383.335, F.S.
(g) Crisis Stabilization Unit or Short-Term Residential Treatment Facility, as provided under Parts I and IV of Chapter 394, F.S.
(h) Forensic Toxicology Laboratory (also known as Drug Free Workplace Laboratory), as provided under Chapter 112, Part I and
440.102, F.S.
(i) Health Care Clinic, as provided under Chapter 400, Part X, F.S.
(j) Health Care Services Pool, as provided under Chapter 400, Part IX, F.S.
(k) Home Health Agency, as provided under Chapter 400 Part III, F.S.
(l) Home Medical Equipment Provider, as provided under Chapter 400, Part VII, F.S.
(m) Homemaker and Companion Services Provider, as provided under Chapter 400, Part III, F.S.
(n) Hospice, as provided under Chapter 400, Part IV, F.S.
(o) Hospital, as provided under Chapter 395, Part I, F.S.
(p) Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, as provided under Chapter 400, Part VIII and Chapter 393, F.S.
(q) Nurse Registry, as provided under
400.506, F.S.
(r) Nursing Home, as provided under Chapter 400, Part II, F.S.
(s) Organ Procurement Organization, Tissue Bank, or Eye Bank, as provided under Chapter 765, Part V, F.S.
(t) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center, as provided under Chapter 400, Part VI, F.S.
(u) Residential Treatment Center for Children and Adolescents, as provided under Chapter 394, Part IV, F.S.
(v) Residential Treatment Facility, as provided under Chapter 394, Part IV, F.S.
(w) Transitional Living Facility, as provided under Chapter 400, Part XI
(4) Application forms to be used to apply for certificates of exemption from licensure.
(a) Health Care Clinic Exemption from Licensure, as provided under Chapter 400, Part X, F.S.
(b) Home Health Agency Exemption from Licensure, as provided under Chapter 400 Part III, F.S.
(5) All required fees must be included with the application. Applications will be returned to the applicant unprocessed if required fees are not submitted with the application. Applications from state agencies must include a copy of the posted journal transactions by State Wide Document Number (SWDN) within benefiting Operating Level Organization (OLO) and site.
(6) Applications received more than 120 days prior to the date of license expiration or the effective date will be returned to the applicant unprocessed.
(7) If an applicant, licensee, or controlling interest is required to register or file with the Florida Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, the principal, fictitious name and mailing addresses submitted with the licensure application for the applicant, licensee and controlling interests must be the same as the information registered with the Division of Corporations.
(8) Unresponsive applicant. If certified mail sent to the provider's address of record, or mailing address if applicable, is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable, the Agency will send a copy of the letter by regular mail to the provider's address of record, or mailing address if applicable, with a copy to the applicant's address if different from the provider. The applicant must respond to the request within 21 days of the date of the letter sent by regular mail. If timely response is not received, the application will be subject to withdrawal or denial.
(9) An application is considered complete upon receipt of:
(a) All required documents, information and required fees;
(b) All required background screening results; and,
(c) Completion of a satisfactory inspection if required by authorizing statutes or rules. Satisfactory inspection means no regulatory violations exist, or all prior violations found have been determined by the Agency to be corrected.
(10) A licensure inspection will not be authorized until sections (9)(a) and (b) of this rule have been satisfied.
(11) An application for license renewal may only be filed online by the licensee.
Notes
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59A-35.060
Rulemaking Authority 112.0455, 383.305, 390.0111, 390.012, 394.877, 395.004, 395.1055, 400.23, 400.497, 400.509, 400.605, 400.801, 400.914, 400.935, 400.967, 400.980, 400.9925, 400.9982, 408.819, 408.822, 429.41, 429.67, 429.73, 429.929, 765.541, FS. Law Implemented 112.0455, 383.305, 390.014, 390.015, 394.876, 394.877, 395.004, 395.0161, 400.062, 400.071, 400.464, 400.471, 400.506, 400.509, 400.606, 400.801, 400.905, 400.906, 400.931, 400.962, 400.980, 400.991, 400.9925, 400.9935, 400.9972, 400.801, 408.805, 408.806, 408.809, 408.810, 408.811, 408.822, 429.07, 429.11, 429.17, 429.67, 429.909, 765.544, FS.
New 7-14-10, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 077, April 21, 2015 effective 5/4/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 035, February 20, 2024 effective 3/5/2024.