SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2568
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 302610
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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 certified nursing assistants in
30  s. 400.23(3)(a) only if it has failed to meet those standards
31  on 2 consecutive days or if it has failed to meet at least 95
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2568
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 302610
 1  percent of those standards on any one day. Nothing in this
 2  section shall limit the agency's ability to impose a
 3  deficiency or take other actions if a facility does not have
 4  enough staff to meet the residents' needs.
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10  And the title is amended as follows:
11         On page 4, line 8, after the semicolon
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14         amending s. 400.141, F.S.; providing conditions
15         under which a nursing facility may be sighted
16         for failure to comply with certain standards;
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