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CS/HB 1879: Long-Term Care

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Responsibility Council ; Elder & Long-Term Care ; Green ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Murman ; Fiorentino

Long-Term Care; requires ombudsman verification & reporting of nursing home staff on duty & posting thereof; provides for election of survival damages, wrongful death damages, or recovery for negligence; limits actions against nursing homes & assisted living facilities; requires facility posting of Fla. Nursing Home Guide Watch List; provides performance review & inservice training requirements for certified nursing assistants, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 475 (Ch. 2001-53), CS/SB 688 (Ch. 2001-67), SB 1200 (Ch. 2001-44), CS/CS/CS/SB 1202 (Ch. 2001-45), CS/SB 1558 (Ch. 2001-277), CS/SB 1726 (Ch. 2001-194)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/5/2001 House • Filed
4/10/2001 House • Introduced -HJ 00492
4/12/2001 House • Referred to Council for Ready Infrastructure; Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00512
4/16/2001 House • Also referred to Fiscal Responsibility Council -HJ 00527
4/17/2001 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Ready Infrastructure, 04/18/01, 10:30 am, 404-H --Temporarily deferred
4/19/2001 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Ready Infrastructure, 04/20/01, 10:45 am, 404-H
4/20/2001 House • Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Council for Ready Infrastructure; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 00549
4/23/2001 House • Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00549; On Council agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 04/23/01, 3:45 pm, Reed Hall; Favorable with 21 amendment(s) by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00659
4/24/2001 House • Now in Fiscal Responsibility Council -HJ 00659; On Council agenda-- Fiscal Responsibility Council, 04/24/01, 10:15 am, 212-K; CS by- Fiscal Responsibility Council; YEAS 19 NAYS 2 -HJ 00966
4/26/2001 House • CS read first time on 04/26/01 -HJ 00965; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00966; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00966
5/4/2001 House • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 475 (Ch. 2001-53), CS/SB 688 (Ch. 2001-67), SB 1200 (Ch. 2001-44), CS/CS/CS/SB 1202 (Ch. 2001-45), CS/SB 1558 (Ch. 2001-277), CS/SB 1726 (Ch. 2001-194)