1997 Florida Code
TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 408 Health Care Administration  
408.302   Interagency agreement.

408.302  Interagency agreement.--

(1)  The Agency for Health Care Administration shall enter into an interagency agreement with the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to assure coordination and cooperation in serving special needs citizens. The agreement shall include the requirement that the secretary of the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services approve, prior to adoption, any rule developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration where such rule has a direct impact on the mission of the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, its program, or its budget.

(2)  For rules which indirectly impact on the mission of the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, its programs, or its budget, the concurrence of the secretary of the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services on the rule is required.

(3)  For all other rules developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration, coordination with the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services is encouraged.

(4)  The interagency agreement shall also include any other provisions necessary to ensure a continued cooperative working relationship between the Agency for Health Care Administration and the 1Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services as each strives to meet the needs of the citizens of Florida.

History.--s. 19, ch. 93-129.

1Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.