SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 514926
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11  Senator Brown-Waite moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 82, between lines 13 and 14,
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18         Section 34.  Subsection (20) of section 400.141,
19  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20         400.141  Administration and management of nursing home
21  facilities.--Every licensed facility shall comply with all
22  applicable standards and rules of the agency and shall:
23         (20)  Maintain general and professional liability
24  insurance coverage that is in force at all times.
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26  Facilities that have been awarded a Gold Seal under the
27  program established in s. 400.235 may develop a plan to
28  provide certified nursing assistant training as prescribed by
29  federal regulations and state rules and may apply to the
30  agency for approval of their program.
31         Section 35.  Subsection (9) of section 400.147, Florida
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 514926 1 Statutes, is amended to read: 2 400.147 Internal risk management and quality assurance 3 program.-- 4 (9) By the 10th of each month each facility subject to 5 this section shall report monthly any notice received pursuant 6 to s. 400.0233(2) and each initial complaint that was filed 7 with the clerk of the court and served on the facility during 8 the previous month by a resident, family member, guardian, 9 conservator, or personal legal representative liability claim 10 filed against it. The report must include the name of the 11 resident, the date of birth, the Medicaid identification 12 number for persons eligible for Medicaid, the date or dates of 13 the incident leading to the claim, if applicable, the dates of 14 residency, and the type of injury or violation of rights 15 alleged to have occurred. Each facility shall also submit a 16 copy of the notices received pursuant to s. 400.0233(2) and 17 complaints filed with the clerk of the court. This report is 18 confidential as provided by law and is not discoverable or 19 admissible in any civil or administrative action, except in 20 such actions brought by the agency to enforce the provisions 21 of this part. 22 Section 36. (1) For the period beginning June 30, 23 2001, and ending June 30, 2005, the Agency for Health Care 24 Administration shall provide a report to the Governor, the 25 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 26 Representatives with respect to nursing homes. The first 27 report shall be submitted no later than December 30, 2002, and 28 every 6 months thereafter. The report shall identify: 29 (a) Facilities based on their ownership 30 characteristics, size, business structure, for-profit or 31 not-for-profit status, and any other characteristics the 2 3:11 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-10106
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 514926 1 agency determines useful in analyzing the varied segments of 2 the nursing home industry; 3 (b) The number of Notices of Intent to Litigate 4 received by each facility each month; 5 (c) The number of complaints on behalf of a resident 6 or resident's legal representative which were filed with the 7 clerk of the court each month; 8 (d) The month in which the injury that is the basis 9 for the suit occurred or was discovered or, if unavailable, 10 the dates of residency of the resident involved, beginning 11 with the date of initial admission and the latest discharge 12 date; and 13 (e) Information regarding deficiencies cited, 14 including information used to develop the Nursing Home Guide 15 pursuant to section 400.191, Florida Statutes, and applicable 16 rules; a summary of data generated on nursing homes by the 17 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Nursing Home 18 Quality Information Project; and information collected 19 pursuant to section 400.147(9), Florida Statutes, relating to 20 litigation. 21 (2) Facilities subject to this part must submit the 22 information necessary to compile this report each month on 23 existing forms, as modified, and provided by the agency. 24 (3) The agency shall delineate the available 25 information on a monthly basis. 26 27 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 28 29 30 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 31 And the title is amended as follows: 3 3:11 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-10106
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 913, 2nd Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 514926 1 On page 89, line 12, after the semicolon, 2 3 insert: 4 amending s. 400.141, F.S.; revising 5 requirements for licensed facilities; amending 6 s. 400.147, F.S.; revising reporting 7 requirements; requiring the Agency for Health 8 Care Administration to report to the Governor 9 and the Legislature concerning nursing homes; 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 3:11 PM 03/22/02 h0913c1c-10106