Florida Administrative Code › 27 - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › 27P - Division of Emergency Management › Chapter 27P-20 - FEE SCHEDULE FOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REVIEW OF FACILITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 27P-20.003 - Plan Review Fee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) County Emergency
				Management Agencies are authorized to charge a fee to compensate for the cost
				of the review of plans, submitted to the County Emergency Management Agency by
				facilities, to ensure compliance with plan review criteria. A separate fee is
				authorized for each plan submitted.
(2) The maximum fee shall be determined by
				the County Emergency Management Agency by calculating the actual number of
				hours or parts thereof necessary for review of the plan, multiplying that
				figure by the rate of $25 per hour, and adding to that result an amount equal
				to not more than 25% of that figure, to cover miscellaneous and indirect costs.
				Upon receipt of each facility plan, the county shall establish a cost
				identifier for the plan for purposes of tracking review costs.
(3) For facilities licensed for more than 16
				beds, County Emergency Management Agencies are authorized to charge up to five
				hundred dollars ($500.00) for reviewing a facility plan, unless there is no
				significant change from the last approved plan submitted by that facility, or
				unless the facility requests technical assistance from the County Emergency
				Management Agency. This limit reflects up to sixteen (16) hours of review and
				processing time plus the authorized miscellaneous and indirect cost rate. If
				there is no significant change from the last approved plan submitted by that
				facility, or if the facility is licensed for 16 beds or less, then County
				Emergency Management Agencies are authorized to charge no more than two hundred
				and fifty dollars ($250.00) for reviewing a facility plan. This limit reflects
				up to eight (8) hours of review and processing time plus the authorized
				miscellaneous and indirect cost rate. If, in order to facilitate compliance
				with plan review criteria, a facility requests technical assistance from the
				County Emergency Management Agency, then the County Emergency Management Agency
				is authorized to charge up to twenty-five dollars ($25) per hour, or any part
				thereof, up to a maximum of ten (10) hours, for time actually devoted to
				assisting a facility in writing or rewriting its plan. The fee attributable to
				requested technical assistance shall be in addition to the maximum fee
				otherwise established in this rule.
(4) Within sixty (60) days of completing the
				review of a plan submitted by a facility to the County Emergency Management
				Agency, the County Emergency Management Agency shall provide to the submitting
				facility an invoice for the cost of performing the plan review in accordance
				with the fee schedule established herein. Any dispute regarding the fee, other
				than the process identified in Rule
				 27P-20.005, F.A.C., shall be
				handled by the County in the same manner as other types of revenue collection
				disputes. Facilities shall notify the County in writing of any dispute
				regarding the fee within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice, or shall
				not dispute the amount. Facilities shall be liable for and pay fees regardless
				of whether their plan is approved.
(5) All fees shall be payable by certified
				check or bank draft in U.S. funds, made payable to the County to which the plan
				is submitted for review and approval.
Rulemaking Authority
					 252.35(2)(x)
					 FS. Law Implemented 252.35(2)(m),
					 252.38(1)(e),
					 393.067(8),
					 395.1055(1)(c),
					 400.23(2)(g)
					 FS.
New 12-4-94, Formerly
					  9G-20.003.