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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-083 Order Primary source read

Emergency Rule 59AER21-1, Hospital Screening Requirements for Long-Term Care Facility Residents (supersedes 59AER20-11)

Hospital testing and discharge bar for LTC residents continued into 2021

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

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Jurisdiction
Florida - Agency for Health Care Administration · Florida
Level
State
Authority
Rulemaking authority 408.819, 408.821(4), F.S. (recited)
Issued
2021-02-01 Feb. 1, 2021
Effective
2021-02-01
End
90 days (May 2, 2021) (read as 2021-05-02)
In force
Feb. 1, 2021 to May 2, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
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... (4)... 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]... (6) This rule supersedes emergency rule 59AER20-11. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2021

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. §§ 395.1065, 408.813

Retrieval note

Notice 24160001. E requires; the sha256 recorded is that of the Word file.

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