Florida Administrative Code › 59 - AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION › 59A - Health Facility and Agency Licensing › Chapter 59A-3 - HOSPITAL LICENSURE › Section 59A-3.246 - Licensed Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Adult Diagnostic
				Cardiac Catheterization Program. All licensed hospitals that establish adult
				diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory services under Section
				408.0361, F.S., shall operate in
				compliance with the most recent guidelines of the American College of
				Cardiology/American Heart Association regarding the operation of diagnostic
				cardiac catheterization laboratories. Hospitals are considered to be in
				compliance with American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
				guidelines when they adhere to standards regarding staffing, physician training
				and experience, operating procedures, equipment, physical plant, and patient
				selection criteria to ensure patient quality and safety. The applicable
				guideline is the
2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation/Society
				for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Expert Consensus Document on
				Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Standards Update. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;
				59:2221-305
(2012 ACC/SCAI Guidelines) which is hereby incorporated by
				reference and effective at adoption. The copyrighted material is available for
				public inspection at the Agency for Health Care Administration, Hospital and
				Outpatient Services Unit, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308 and the
				Department of State, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street,
				Tallahassee, FL 32399. A copy may be obtained from Elsevier Inc, Reprint
				Department by email at reprints@elsevier.com or online at
https://www.sciencedirect.com/
.
				Aspects of the guideline related to pediatric services or outpatient cardiac
				catheterization in freestanding non-hospital settings are not applicable to
				this rule. All such licensed hospitals shall have a department, service or
				other similarly titled unit which shall be organized, directed and staffed, and
				integrated with other units and departments of the hospitals in a manner
				designed to assure the provision of quality patient care.
(a) Licensure.
1. A hospital may apply for a license for an
				adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory services program by
				submitting a hospital licensure application as specified in subsection
				59A-3.066(2),
				F.A.C., indicating the addition of an adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization
				laboratory services program, and attaching License Application Adult Inpatient
				Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Services, AHCA Form 3130-5003, January 2018,
				incorporated herein by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09635
.
				Both of these forms are available at:
				http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/HQALicensureForms/index.shtml. The license
				application form must be signed by the hospital's Chief Executive Officer,
				confirming the hospital's intent and ability to comply with Section
				408.0361(1),
				F.S.
2. Hospitals with adult
				diagnostic cardiac catheterization services programs must renew their licenses
				at the time of the hospital licensure renewal, providing the information in
				Section 408.0361(1),
				F.S. Failure to renew the hospital's license or failure to update the
				information in Section
				408.0361(1),
				F.S., shall cause the license to expire.