ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION

AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 1999

1. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held August 24, 1999.
   
   
2. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION. Request approval of transfer of $912,376 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Provides direct reimbursement to the dialysis clinics for the drug Epogen to reduce unnecessary hardship on both the Medicaid recipient and the clinics.

3. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Request approval of transfer of $11,911,096 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Provides for the realignment of budget between categories to allow the department to meet the federal maintenance of effort requirements of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.

4. DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS AND THE STATE COURT SYSTEM. Request approval of transfer of $529,122 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

Provides for the transfer of the Public Guardianship Program from the State Court System to the Department of Elder Affairs pursuant to Chapter 99-277, Laws of Florida, to create a Statewide Public Guardianship Office. The legislation establishes the program in the Department of Elder Affairs October 1, 1999.

5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Request approval of an information resource technology project, pursuant to section 216.181(4), Florida Statutes, for Standardized Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners in the Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Approval of an information technology project for standardized credentialing is required to collect, validate, maintain and store data about the qualifications of licensed health care professionals.
   
   
6. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Request approval of transfer of $448,839 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

7. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE. Request authorization to establish positions in excess of the number fixed by the Legislature and approval of transfer of $694,701 in General Revenue appropriations as follows:

To establish nineteen positions in excess and to transfer budget authority to align positions with functional responsibilities for contract management and administrative support. These actions implement proviso under line item 957 in the FY 1999-2000 General Appropriations Act which authorizes the department to use two percent of new appropriations in the contracted services category for contract management and administrative support purposes.

8. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Request authorization to transfer 46 positions and approval of transfer of $375,000 in General Revenue appropriations and $233,264,464 in Trust Fund appropriations as follows:

To transfer budget and positions associated with the WAGES program from the Department of Labor and Employment Security to the Department of Management Services and the Department of Children and Families effective October 1, 1999, as required by Chapter 99-241, Laws of Florida.

9. DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS. Request authorization to create fourteen positions in excess of the number fixed by the Legislature for the Children’s Welfare Legal Services Program as follows:

Creates fourteen positions to fulfill the Children’s Welfare Legal Services contract with the Department of Children and Families to provide continued program operation in Hillsborough, Manatee and Broward counties.

10. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Request approval to transfer $125,000 from Administered Funds/Emergency General Revenue appropriation to the Division of Universities as follows:

11. ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION. Request approval for repeal of certain Administration Commission rules that have been determined to be obsolete.

    Section 120.74, F.S., directs each agency to review and revise its rules as often as necessary to ensure that agency rules are correct and comply with statutory requirements. Additionally, this section directs each agency to perform a formal review of its rules every two years for various purposes, including the deletion of obsolete or unnecessary rules. Beginning October 1, 1997, and by October 1 of every other year thereafter, an agency is to file a report with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, certifying that the agency has complied with the requirements of section 120.74, F.S. Additionally, Chapter 99-379, Laws of Florida, requires each agency to submit a list of agency rules exceeding delegated authority to the Legislature by

    October 1, 1999. A review of the Commission’s rules pursuant to Chapter 99-379, Laws of Florida, and section 120.74, F.S., was recently completed. This review revealed several rules that are obsolete and recommended for repeal. A Notice of Proposed Rule Repeal is provided for approval. There were no rules identified that exceed delegated authority.

    The rules identified for repeal relate to the Land Planning Regulations for the Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern – Franklin County. In 1994, the Administration Commission de-designated the City of Carrabelle and the unincorporated lands within Franklin County from the Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern. The specific rules that were adopted by the Administration Commission setting forth land planning regulations for these areas during the period of area of critical state concern designation are no longer needed and are recommended for repeal.

Notice of Proposed Rule Repeal for rules 28-22.101 through 28-22.117; 28-22.121 through 28-22.132; and 28-22.301 through 28-22.310.