Florida Statutes 400.933 – Licensure inspections and investigations
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(1) In addition to the requirements of s. 408.811, the agency shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations as it considers necessary, including:
(a) Licensure inspections.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 400.933
- Accrediting organization: means an organization whose standards incorporate licensure regulations required by this state. See Florida Statutes 400.925
- Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 400.925
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Children and Families. See Florida Statutes 400.925
- Home medical equipment: includes any product as defined by the Food and Drug Administration's Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, any products reimbursed under the Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment benefits, or any products reimbursed under the Florida Medicaid durable medical equipment program. See Florida Statutes 400.925
- Home medical equipment provider: means any person or entity that sells or rents or offers to sell or rent to or for a consumer:(a) Any home medical equipment and services; or(b) Home medical equipment that requires any home medical equipment services. See Florida Statutes 400.925(b) Inspections directed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.(c) Licensure complaint investigations, including full licensure investigations with a review of all licensure standards as outlined in the administrative rules. Complaints received by the agency from individuals, organizations, or other sources are subject to review and investigation by the agency.
(2) The agency shall accept, in lieu of its own periodic inspections for licensure, submission of the following:
(a) The survey or inspection of an accrediting organization, provided the accreditation of the licensed home medical equipment provider is not provisional and provided the licensed home medical equipment provider authorizes release of, and the agency receives the report of, the accrediting organization; or
(b) A copy of a valid medical oxygen retail establishment permit issued by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, pursuant to chapter 499.