Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64I-5.001 - Definitions
The following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Acute inpatient care provider" means a
hospital licensed under Chapter 395, Part I, F.S., as defined in Section
395.002(12),
F.S.
(2) "Department" means the
Department of Health.
(3)
"Emergency Medical Care" means medical care as defined in Section
395.002(9),
F.S.
(4) "Health Care Service
Delivery Plan" means a written plan adopted by the network board of directors
that:
(a) Identifies core health care service
providers and the services that are to be provided by network
members;
(b) Describes unmet health
care needs in the network's service area and proposes solutions;
(c) Establishes procedures for patient
referral to tertiary inpatient care and to other services not available in the
network's service area, including payment arrangements; and,
(d) Establishes minimum requirements to be
included in network health care provider agreements.
(5) "Network Provider Membership Application"
means an application for membership in the network adopted by the board of
directors of the network which contains a statement that the provider member
agrees to render care to all patients referred to them from other network
members and includes at a minimum the following information:
(a) Provider name;
(b) Address of the provider;
(c) Provider telephone number;
(d) Provider type; and,
(e) Provider category.
(6) "Public health" for the purpose of
membership in a rural health network pursuant to Section
381.0406(3),
F.S, means a county public health unit as defined in Section
154.01, F.S.
(7) "Quality Assurance Program" means a plan
and a procedures manual, adopted by the board of directors of the network, for
the rural health network to implement its responsibility to develop risk
management and quality assurance programs for the network providers. The
quality assurance program shall evaluate the extent to which network
administration, staff and health services are monitoring compliance of the
health care providers in providing access to care and compliance with
pre-established network standards set by the board of directors.
(8) "Risk Management Program" means a
program, adopted by the board of directors of the network, for monitoring the
functioning of the network for the purpose of minimizing the risk of injuries
and adverse incidents to patients. The program must include a risk prevention
education and training component, and the procedures for monitoring the
individual providers' risk management systems for minimizing risk.
(9) "Rural Health Information System" means
the management information system utilized by the network to measure its
success in accomplishing the outcomes set forth in Section
381.0406(1),
F.S.
(10) "Rural Health Network
Service Area" means the rural geographical area to be served by the network, as
defined by the network.
(11) "Rural
Hospital" means a hospital as defined in Section
395.602(2)(e),
F.S., or a hospital that is located in an area defined as rural in Section
381.0406(2)(a),
F.S.
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