(1) The agency shall adopt the national hospice outcome measures and survey data in 42 C.F.R. part 418 to determine the quality and effectiveness of hospice care for hospices licensed in the state.
(2) The agency shall make available to the public the national hospice outcome measures and survey data in a format that is comprehensible by a layperson and that allows a consumer to compare such measures of one or more hospices.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2006-155; s. 1, ch. 2017-119; s. 5, ch. 2019-11; s. 16, ch. 2020-156.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 400 - Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities
Part IV - Hospices (Ss. 400.6005-400.611)
400.6005 - Legislative findings and intent.
400.602 - Licensure required; prohibited acts; exemptions; display, transferability of license.
400.605 - Administration; forms; fees; rules; inspections; fines.
400.60501 - Outcome measures; adoption of federal quality measures; public reporting.
400.6051 - Construction and renovation; requirements.
400.606 - License; application; renewal; conditional license or permit; certificate of need.
400.6065 - Background screening.
400.6085 - Contractual services.
400.6095 - Patient admission; assessment; plan of care; discharge; death.
400.610 - Administration and management of a hospice.
400.6105 - Staffing and personnel.
400.611 - Interdisciplinary records of care; confidentiality; release of records.