Administrator and Alternate Administrator
Sets the Florida qualifications for the Administrator, limits how many agencies one Administrator may run, requires a written designation of a qualified alternate administrator, keeps the Administrator or alternate available to the public and to surveyors, and requires AHCA to be told of any change.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HH-GOV-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-8.0095(1), F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida home health · 57 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Pat Sample runs the Agency day to day. When the Administrator is away, Jo Sample is in charge.
- The Administrator or the director of nursing, or their alternates, can be reached by the public eight hours in a row each weekday.
- When they are out of the office, someone always answers the telephone and the door and can reach them.
- If a state surveyor arrives, call the Administrator or the alternate right away. One of them must be here within an hour.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.0095(1), F.A.C.)
- 5. Qualifications
- 6. Duties of the Administrator
- 7. Written Designation of the Alternate Administrator
- 8. Administrators Who Manage More Than One Agency
- 9. Availability to the Public, to Staff, and to Surveyors
- 10. Change of Administrator or Alternate
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who is your Administrator? Show me how that person meets s. 400.462(1), F.S., and that the person is a direct employee.
- Show me the written designation of your alternate administrator.
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