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HB 255: Nursing Home Facilities

GENERAL BILL by (CO-INTRODUCERS) Argenziano

Nursing Home Facilities; directs AHCA to contract for consumer satisfaction surveys for nursing home residents; provides for disposition of punitive damage awards; directs agency to establish quality assurance & assistance program; expands authority of agency to suspend or revoke facility's license; provides for funding of certain actions to improve facility's quality of care; abolishes Nursing Home Advisory Committee, etc. Amends Ch. 400; repeals 400.29.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 3/10/1999 House - Withdrawn from Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394) -HJ 00286
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/1999 House • Prefiled
    1/7/1999 House • Referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
    1/8/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), 01/19/99, 2:00 pm, 214C --Not considered
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00036; On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), 01/19/99, 2:00 pm, 214C --Not considered
    3/10/1999 House • Withdrawn from Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394) -HJ 00286

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  • HB 255, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1971 (e1) Crist Compare Last Action: 6/18/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-394
    Location:
    S 834 (e1) Nursing Home Facilities Meek Compare Last Action: 4/29/1999 S Reconsidered -SJ 01436; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01436; House Bill substituted -SJ 01437; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.0225
    400.023 Civil enforcement.
    400.0231 Patient records; penalties for alteration.
    400.024
    400.063 Resident Protection Trust Fund.
    400.071 Application for license.
    400.118
    400.121 Denial, suspension, revocation of license; moratorium on admissions; administrative fines; procedure.
    400.141 Administration and management of nursing home facilities.
    400.1415
    400.19 Right of entry and inspection.
    400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records.
    400.23 Rules; criteria; Nursing Home Advisory Committee; evaluation and rating system; fee for review of plans.
    400.232
    400.235
    400.29 Annual report of nursing home facilities.

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