Section 59E-7.023 - Schedule for Submission of Inpatient Data and Extensions(1) All hospitals reporting their inpatient discharge data shall report according to the following schedule: (a) Each data file submitted for the 1st quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between January 1 and March 31 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than June 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the first quarter, regardless of the hospital's fiscal year. First quarter data must be certified by August 31 of the same calendar year.(b) Each data file submitted for the 2nd quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between April 1 and June 30 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than September 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the second quarter, regardless of the hospital's fiscal year. Second quarter data must be certified by November 30 of the same calendar year.(c) Each data file submitted for the 3rd quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between July 1 and September 30 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than December 1 of the calendar year during in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the third quarter, regardless of the hospital's fiscal year. Third quarter data must be certified by February 28 of the following calendar year.(d) Each data file submitted for the 4th quarter covering inpatient discharges occurring between October 1 and December 31 inclusive, of each year, may be submitted no later than March 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the discharge occurred. This is considered to be the fourth quarter, regardless of the hospital's fiscal year. Fourth quarter data must be certified by May 31 of the next calendar year.(2) Failure to certify the data on or before the certification due date as specified in paragraphs 59E-7.023(1)(a) -(d), F.A.C., or failure to correct a data file which has been submitted but contains errors or deficiencies, by the certification deadline is punishable by fine pursuant to Rule 59E-7.026, F.A.C. FDDC will send notification to the facility of pending errors or deficiencies. Rejected data files must be corrected, resubmitted and certified by the certification due date.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59E-7.023
Rulemaking Authority 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.061, 408.062, 408.063, 408.05, 408.07(2), 408.15(11) FS.
New 1-1-10, Formerly 59E-7.012, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 233, December 5, 2017 effective 1/1/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 020, January 31, 2023 effective 2/16/2023.New 1-1-10, Formerly 59E-7.012, Amended 1-1-18, 2-16-23.