SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2568
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 140838
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11  Senator Lynn moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 26, between lines 7 and 8,
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17         Section 12.  A new paragraph (e) is added to subsection
18  (15) of section 400.141, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         400.141 Administration and management of nursing home
20  facilities.--Every licensed facility shall comply with all
21  applicable standards and rules of the agency and shall:
22         (15)  Submit semiannually to the agency, or more
23  frequently if requested by the agency, information regarding
24  facility staff-to-resident ratios, staff turnover, and staff
25  stability, including information regarding certified nursing
26  assistants, licensed nurses, the director of nursing, and the
27  facility administrator. For purposes of this reporting:
28         (e)  A nursing facility may be cited for failure to
29  comply with the standards for licensed nurses and certified
30  nursing assistants in s. 400.23(3)(a) only if it has failed to
31  meet those standards on 2 consecutive days or if it has failed
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2568 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 140838 1 to meet at least 95 percent of those standards on any one day. 2 Nothing in this section shall limit the agency's ability to 3 impose a deficiency or take other actions if a facility does 4 not have enough staff to meet the residents' needs. 5 6 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 7 8 9 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 10 And the title is amended as follows: 11 On page 1 line 2, through page 4, line 9, delete those 12 lines 13 14 and insert: 15 An act relating to the vulnerable persons; 16 amending s. 393.0661, F.S.; requiring pilot 17 programs to test the redesign of developmental 18 disabilities services; providing for 19 requirements for the pilot programs; requiring 20 a report to the Legislature; deleting the 21 requirement that the redesigned system be fully 22 implemented by July 1, 2003; deleting the 23 requirements of the plan pertaining to direct 24 provider enrollment and assessment of all 25 clients; creating ss. 393.506 and 400.9685, 26 F.S.; providing for certain unlicensed staff to 27 assist persons with developmental disabilities 28 to administer certain prescription medications; 29 providing the conditions under which staff may 30 assist with medication; amending s. 402.310, 31 F.S.; authorizing the Department of Children 2 3:24 PM 04/29/03 s2568.cf07.fj
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2568 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 140838 1 and Family Services or a local licensing agency 2 to deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a 3 child care facility, a licensed family day care 4 home, or a large family child care home and to 5 deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of a 6 family day care home following a violation of 7 certain laws or rules; amending s. 402.313, 8 F.S.; repealing the authority of the Department 9 of Children and Family Services or a local 10 licensing agency to impose an administrative 11 fine on a family day care home; requiring the 12 department to establish minimum safety 13 standards for licensed family day care homes; 14 repealing s. 402.3131(1)(a), F.S., relating to 15 the authority of the Department of Children and 16 Family Services or a local licensing agency to 17 impose an administrative fine on a large family 18 childcare home; amending s. 402.40, F.S.; 19 replacing the terms "dependency program" and 20 "dependency program staff" with the terms 21 "child welfare services" and "person who 22 delivers child welfare services," respectively; 23 defining those terms; redefining terms used in 24 the section; requiring the Department of 25 Children and Family Services to establish the 26 core competencies for a training curriculum; 27 requiring collaboration with experts and 28 providers; requiring each person who delivers 29 child welfare services to master particular 30 components of the training curriculum; 31 directing the department to competitively bid 3 3:24 PM 04/29/03 s2568.cf07.fj
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2568 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 140838 1 the contracts for the training curriculum; 2 requiring the Department of Children and Family 3 Services to annually examine the advance 4 training needs for child welfare services; 5 requiring the department to develop minimum 6 standards for a certification process and 7 minimum standards for trainer qualifications; 8 deleting a requirement that the department 9 contract with Tallahassee Community College for 10 the operation of one or more training 11 academies; providing for the roles of the 12 training academies; directing the department to 13 competitively bid training academy contracts; 14 requiring the core competencies, standards for 15 a certification process, and standards for 16 trainer qualifications to be submitted to 17 legislative committees before entering into the 18 competitive bidding process; amending s. 19 409.1671, F.S.; deleting the requirement for a 20 plan; requiring the Governor's approval of the 21 department's methodology for transferring 22 funds; specifying that the term "related 23 services" includes adoption services; modifying 24 the schedule by which community-based care will 25 be implemented; requiring written certification 26 prior to transferring services; requiring an 27 evaluation and report to the Legislature; 28 deleting dates by which certain community-based 29 care activities must occur; amending s. 30 415.102, F.S.; redefining the terms "abuse," 31 "neglect," and "vulnerable adult"; creating s. 4 3:24 PM 04/29/03 s2568.cf07.fj
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2568 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 140838 1 415.1046, F.S.; providing the Department of 2 Children and Family Services with the authority 3 to contract for provision of adult protective 4 investigative services; stipulating the 5 requirements for sheriffs' offices to be 6 eligible to contract for provision of adult 7 protective investigative services; providing 8 for the contracting and funding for adult 9 protective investigative services; requiring 10 sheriff's employees to complete certain 11 training; stipulating minimum requirements for 12 the sheriffs' offices' operation of adult 13 protective investigations; requiring a program 14 performance evaluation; providing for an 15 evaluation by the Office of Program Policy and 16 Government Accountability of child welfare 17 legal services; requiring a report; directing 18 the department to continue its current delivery 19 of child welfare legal services until directed 20 otherwise by the Legislature; amending s. 21 400.141, F.S.; providing conditions under which 22 a nursing facility may be sighted for failure 23 to comply with certain standards; providing an 24 effective date. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 3:24 PM 04/29/03 s2568.cf07.fj