House Bill 0645

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 645

        By Representative Prieguez






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to assisted living facilities;

  3         amending s. 400.408, F.S.; requiring the

  4         unlicensed facility to cease operation upon

  5         notification by the Agency for Health Care

  6         Administration; providing a penalty; providing

  7         an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraphs (e) through (h) of subsection

12  (1) of section 400.408, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are

13  redesignated as paragraphs (f) through (i), respectively, and

14  a new paragraph (e) is added to said subsection to read:

15         400.408  Unlicensed facilities; referral of person for

16  residency to unlicensed facility; penalties; verification of

17  licensure status.--

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19         (e)  Upon notification by the agency pursuant to this

20  subsection, a person who is operating an unlicensed assisted

21  living facility must cease such operation until such time as a

22  license for the operation of the facility is issued. Any

23  person who violates this paragraph commits a felony of the

24  third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

25  775.083, or s. 775.084.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1999.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 645

    708-102-99






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      Requires unlicensed assisted living facilities to cease
  4    operation upon notification by the Agency for Health Care
      Administration, until a license for operation of the
  5    facility is issued. Provides a third degree felony
      penalty for violation.
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