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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-078 Order Primary source read

Emergency Rule 59AER20-8, Hospital Screening Requirements for Long-Term Care Facility Residents (supersedes 59AER20-6)

Hospital testing and discharge bar for LTC residents restated with nucleic-acid amplification testing and 10-day/20-day symptom criteria

Agency for Health Care Administration · Florida - Agency for Health Care Administration (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Florida - Agency for Health Care Administration · Florida
Level
State
Authority
Rulemaking authority 408.819, 408.821(4), F.S. (recited)
Issued
2020-08-05 Aug. 5, 2020
Effective
2020-08-05
End
superseded Nov. 3, 2020 by 59AER20-11 (read as 2020-11-03)
In force
Aug. 5, 2020 to Nov. 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • every licensed hospital
Functions reached
  • IP discharge and capacity
  • DX diagnostics
  • IN long-term care intake
Collection
State health department orders to licensed settings AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS

Operative words

(3) Every hospital must test any long-term care facility resident whose COVID-19 status is unknown using a nucleic acid amplification laboratory test that has been given Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration... (4) A long-term care facility resident that has tested positive for COVID-19 or is symptomatic must be isolated by the hospital pursuant to the hospital's isolation protocols. A hospital is prohibited from discharging any long-term care facility resident that has tested positive for COVID-19 or is exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 to any long-term care facility until [the criteria are met]... 1. At least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, unless the patient has severe or critical illness or is severely immunocompromised, or 2. At least 20 days have passed... (6) This rule supersedes emergency rule 59AER20-6.

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. §§ 395.1065, 408.813

Retrieval note

Notice 23514175. E requires; the sha256 recorded is that of the Word file.

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