SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2568, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 954914
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11  Senator Argenziano moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 33, between lines 5 and 6,
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17         Section 23.  Paragraphs (e) and (f) are added to
18  subsection (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 which does not have a
29  conditional license may be cited for failure to comply with
30  the standards in s. 400.23(3)(a) only if it has failed to meet
31  those standards on 2 consecutive days or if it has failed to
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2568, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 954914
 1  meet at least 97 percent of those standards on any one day.
 2         (f)  A facility which has a conditional license must be
 3  in compliance with the standards in s. 400.23(3)(a) at all
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 6  Nothing in this section shall limit the agency's ability to
 7  impose a deficiency or take other actions if a facility does
 8  not have enough staff to meet the residents' needs.
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10  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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14  And the title is amended as follows:
15         On page 5, line 6, after the semicolon,
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18         amending 400.141, F.S.; providing that a
19         nursing facility may be cited for a failure to
20         comply with standards under specified
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