64B8-9.001. Physician Office Adverse Incident Reporting

CHAPTER 64B8-9 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS 64B8-9.001 Physician Office Adverse Incident Reporting 64B8-9.002 Physician Reporting Requirements for Termination of Pregnancies 64B8-9.003 Standards for Adequacy of Medical Records 64B8-9.005 HIV/AIDS: Knowledge of Antibody Status; Action to be Taken (Repealed) 64B8-9.007 Standards of Practice 64B8-9.0075 Standards of Practice in Certain Office Settings (Repealed) 64B8-9.008 Sexual Misconduct 64B8-9.009 Standard of Care for Office Surgery 64B8-9.0091 Requirement for Physician Office Surgery Registration; Inspection or Accreditation 64B8-9.0092 Approval of Physician Office Accrediting Organizations 64B8-9.010 Interpretation of Diagnostic Imaging Tests or Procedures (Repealed) 64B8-9.011 Itemized Patient Billing (Repealed) 64B8-9.012 Standards for the Prescription of Drugs to Treat Obesity 64B8-9.013 Standards for the Prescribing of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Acute Pain 64B8-9.0131 Training Requirements for Physicians Practicing in Pain Management Clinics 64B8-9.0132 Requirement for Pain Management Clinic Registration; Inspection or Accreditation 64B8-9.014 Standards for Telemedicine Prescribing Practice (Repealed) 64B8-9.0141 Standards for Telemedicine Practice (Repealed) 64B8-9.015 Qualifications of Physicians Who Evaluate and Treat Sex Offenders (Repealed) 64B8-9.016 Physician Practice Standard Regarding Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders 64B8-9.017 Optional Informed Consent for Cataract Surgery 64B8-9.018 Mandatory Standardized Informed Consent for Medical Marijuana; Required Documentation for Comparable Medical Conditions; Required Documentation for Smokable Medical Marijuana 64B8-9.0181 Practice Standards for the Certification of Smoking Marijuana as a Route of Administration 64B8-9.019 Standards of Practice for the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Minors 64B8-9.001 Physician Office Adverse Incident Reporting. (1) Any “adverse incident” as defined in Section 458.351(4), F.S., shall be reported to the Department of Health in accordance with Section 458.351, F.S., on form DH-MQA1030 (Revised 12/20), entitled “Physician Office Adverse Incident Report,” which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12778. (2) Definitions. (a) “Licensee” for purposes of this rule, includes a physician or physician assistant issued a license, registration, or certificate, for any period of time, pursuant to Chapter 458, F.S. (b) “Office maintained by a physician” as that term is used in Section 458.351(1), F.S., is defined as a business location where the physician delivers medical services regardless of whether other physicians are practicing at the same location or the business is non-physician owned. (3) Adverse Incident Report Review and Analysis. Evidence of compliance with this paragraph will be considered in mitigation in the event the Board takes disciplinary action. (a) The physician shall be responsible for the regular and systematic reviewing of all incident reports filed by the physician or physician assistant under the physician’s supervision, for the purpose of identifying factors that contributed to the adverse incident and identifying trends or patterns as to time, place, or persons. The physician shall implement corrective actions and incident prevention education and training indicated by the review of each adverse incident and upon emergence of any trend or pattern in incident occurrence. (b) Copies of incident reports shall be maintained in the physician office.