Mandy Rand

This strategic plan from the Florida Department of Health Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program outlines a comprehensive approach to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AR) across Florida's healthcare system. It focuses on four key priority areas: Infection Prevention Infrastructure, Standards, and Practices; Surveillance, Outbreak, and Response to HAIs; Antimicrobial Stewardship; and Surveillance, Outbreak, and Response to Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and C. difficile. The plan envisions reducing HAIs within the state's healthcare system and effectively responding to outbreaks.

This document serves as the Annual Report and Long-Range Plan for the Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) for fiscal years 2014-2015, with the long-range plan component specifically covering 2013-2015. It details the MQA's strategic priorities, operational goals, and key measures to monitor performance. The plan focuses on enhancing and enforcing pharmacy regulations, ensuring cost-effective regulations, providing efficient licensure processes for health care professionals, and recruiting/retaining skilled employees. The overarching mission is to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida, striving for Florida to be the healthiest state in the nation.

This Annual Regulatory Plan details laws enacted or amended during the 2020 Legislative Session that create or modify the duties or authority of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. It also addresses laws expected to be implemented through rulemaking by July 1, 2021, and updates to the prior year's regulatory plan. The plan aims to ensure consistency with the Board's rulemaking authority and the laws being implemented.

This document serves to recognize Florida's veteran health heroes and highlight the extensive support provided by the Florida Department of Health. It details the Office of Veteran Licensure Services (OVLS), outlines the evolution and benefits of military licensure pathways including fee waivers and expedited processes, and presents FY 2023-24 military licensure data. The document features profiles of individual veteran health care practitioners and provides resources for veterans, active-duty service members, and their spouses, affirming the state's commitment to making Florida the most veteran-friendly state.

The Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance's Annual Report and Long-Range Plan outlines the organization's strategic direction to protect, promote, and improve the health of all Floridians. The plan focuses on key areas including regulatory efficiency through professional licensure, facility permitting, and administrative enforcement, and demonstrating readiness for emerging health threats. It aims to achieve its vision of being the healthiest state in the nation by ensuring health care practitioners can get to work and stay working with little delay in credentialing, maintaining a robust regulatory structure, and supporting economic growth.