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HB 651: Bob Byram Nursing Home Care Reform

GENERAL BILL by Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Futch ; Crady ; Kilmer ; Healey ; Andrews ; Bradley ; Crow ; Fasano ; Peaden ; Bullard ; Turnbull ; Betancourt ; Boyd ; Wallace ; Feeney ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Green ; Rojas ; Patterson ; Russell ; Lacasa ; Alexander

Bob Byram Nursing Home Care Reform; creates "Bob Byram Nursing Home Care Reform Act"; revises rights of residents of nursing home facilities & provides additional rights; provides minimum staffing requirements; prohibits willful interference with unannounced required inspections of facility; provides that identity of person reporting adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation may be released to Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $30,000.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/1999 House • Prefiled
    2/12/1999 House • Referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
    3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00060
    4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)

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  • HB 651, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

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    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1140 Bob Byram Nursing Home Care Reform Brown-Waite Identical Last Action: 3/17/1999 S CS combines this bill with 834 & 1612; Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00310; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 834 (Laid on Table in Senate); Refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
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    S 942 Nursing Home Quality Improvement Act Gutman Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
    Location:
    H 1503 Nursing Home Quality Care Act Barreiro Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
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    H 1971 (e1) Crist Compare Last Action: 6/18/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-394
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    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)
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    S 1612 Health Care Meek Compare Last Action: 3/17/1999 S CS combines this bill with 834 & 1140; Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00310; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 834 (Laid on Table in Senate); Refer to HB 1971 (Ch. 99-394)
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    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.4625 Voluntary admissions.
    400.0115
    400.022 Residents' rights.
    400.0231 Patient records; penalties for alteration.
    400.0255 Resident hearings of facility decisions to transfer or discharge.
    400.063 Resident Protection Trust Fund.
    400.121 Denial, suspension, revocation of license; moratorium on admissions; administrative fines; procedure.
    400.151 Contracts.
    400.162 Property and personal affairs of residents.
    400.23 Rules; criteria; Nursing Home Advisory Committee; evaluation and rating system; fee for review of plans.
    400.241 Prohibited acts; penalties for violations.
    400.29 Annual report of nursing home facilities.
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records.
    435.03 Level 1 screening standards.
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards.
    825.1035

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