Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-9 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS › Section 64B8-9.0091 - Requirement for Physician Office Surgery Registration; Inspection or Accreditation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Registration.
(a) Office Registration. An
				office in which a physician performs liposuction procedures where more than 1,
				000 cubic centimeters of supernatant fat is removed, a Level II office surgery,
				or a Level III office surgery shall register with the Department of Health
				(Department) unless the office is licensed as facility under Chapter 390 or
				Chapter 395, F.S. The office must notify the Department within 10 calendar days
				after the termination of a designated physician relationship and must notify
				the Department of the designation of another physician to serve as the
				designated physician.
(b)
				Designated Physician. Each office registered in paragraph (1)(a) must designate
				a physician who is responsible for office's compliance with the health and
				safety requirements of Section
				458.328, F.S., Rule 64B8-9, 009,
				F.A.C., and this rule, including any changes to the office registration in
				paragraph (1)(a) above. The designated physician is required to update within
				10 days any modifications to the office surgery registration application
				regarding the recovery personnel and persons on the surgical team along with
				supporting documentation if said person is not a physician.
(c) Physician Registration. Each physician
				practicing at a registered office shall notify the Board in writing within 10
				calendar days after beginning or ending his or her practice at a registered
				office. The physician must comply with the requirements and qualifications of
				Section 458.328, F.S., Rule
				64B8-9.009, F.A.C., and this
				rule. The written notification for beginning office surgery practice requires
				the physician to provide and document the following information:
1. Financial Responsibility. All physicians
				practicing at a registered office must meet the financial responsibility
				requirements of Sections
				458.320 and
				459.0085, F.S., as applicable,
				and notify the Board of the option he or she elects.
2. For surgeons:
a. The level of surgery the physician intends
				to perform;
b. The types of
				procedures the physician intends to perform at this registered
				office;
c. Whether the physician
				holds current certification of eligibility with a specialty board approved by
				the Florida Board of Medicine and if so, to submit a copy of the certificate or
				board-eligibility letter with the notification;
d. If the physician does not hold current
				certification or board eligibility, the physician must provide documentation to
				establish comparable background, training, and experience;
e. If the physician does not hold current
				certification or board eligibility or provide documentation to establish
				comparable background, training, and experience, submission of a letter of good
				standing and a copy of the delineation of staff privileges as set forth in
				subparagraph 64B8-9.009
				(4)(b) 2., F.A.C.;
f. If the physician does not provide a letter
				of good standing and a copy of the delineation of staff privileges as set forth
				in subparagraph 64B8-9.009(4)(b)
				2., F.A.C., the physician must provide a copy of a current transfer agreement
				with a licensed hospital within 30 minutes transport time from the surgery
				facility as set forth in subparagraph
				64B8-9.009(4)(b)
				1., F.A.C.
g. Submit a copy of the
				physician's current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification;
				and
h. List the dates of attendance
				and specialty areas of all residency, fellowship, background experience, and
				additional training.
3.
				For physicians who are anesthesia providers, submission of a current copy of
				the ACLS card or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) card (if appropriate),
				and
4. For assistants to the
				surgeon, submission of a current copy of the Basic Life Support (BLS)
				card.
(d) In order to
				register at an office for office surgery, the physician must comply with the
				Department's Rule 64B-4.003, F.A.C., and provide
				documentation to support compliance with Rule
				64B8-9.009, F.A.C., and this
				rule.
(e) The registration shall be
				posted in the office.