Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 240
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11 The Committee on Health Care (Pruitt) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
19 400.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure
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22 (2) Pursuant to the intention of the Legislature, the
23 agency, in consultation with the Department of Health and the
24 Department of Elderly Affairs, shall adopt and enforce rules
25 to implement this part, which shall include reasonable and
26 fair criteria in relation to:
27 (d) The equipment essential to the health and welfare
28 of the residents. This equipment must include an onsite
29 emergency electrical system that is designed to provide the
30 resident-occupied areas of the facility with sufficient
31 electrical power to keep the facility within normal
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1 operational parameters for up to 72 hours when normal
2 electrical service has been interrupted. The design,
3 installation, and maintenance of the emergency electrical
4 equipment must be in compliance with the Florida Building Code
5 for nursing homes. Each nursing home licensed before July 1,
6 2005, must be in compliance with the requirements of this
7 paragraph by July 1, 2006.
8 Section 2. Companies that supply electrical power
9 shall restore power to nursing home facilities as
10 expeditiously as possible following a hurricane or other
11 disaster that results in loss of power. If power is not
12 restored in a timely manner, nursing homes shall be given
13 priority over other facilities for generators provided by the
14 state. The Division of Emergency Management and each affected
15 county shall designate a local representative for nursing
16 homes who shall serve as a liaison to nursing home facilities
17 in the area affected by the hurricane or other disaster and
18 monitor the status of residents in those facilities. If a
19 nursing home facility has high-acuity residents who are
20 dependent on electric-assistive devices or if the health and
21 safety of the residents are threatened because of the lack of
22 electrical power, the nursing home representative shall
23 recommend to the local emergency operations center that the
24 nursing home receive priority over other facilities for power
25 restoration or generator power.
26 Section 3. If federal disaster funds are available to
27 the state for purchasing generators, the state shall use the
28 funds to purchase generators that can be loaned to nursing
29 homes that lose electrical power during a hurricane or other
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31 Section 4. The Medicaid rate for providers shall be
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1 adjusted in order to allow reimbursement over a 5-year period
2 for the Medicaid portion of the costs incurred to meet the
3 requirements for emergency generators provided in section
4 400.23(2)(d), Florida Statutes.
5 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
10 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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13 A bill to be entitled
14 An act relating to emergency electrical service
15 in nursing home facilities; amending s. 400.23,
16 F.S.; requiring that each nursing home have an
17 emergency electrical system that is capable of
18 providing electrical service for a specified
19 period during an interruption of the normal
20 electrical supply; providing requirements for
21 priority in restoring electrical power to
22 nursing homes; requiring that the state use
23 federal disaster funds to purchase generators
24 for use by nursing homes if such funds are
25 available; requiring an adjustment of the
26 Medicaid rate for the purpose of reimbursing
27 nursing homes for the cost of acquiring
28 emergency generators; providing an effective
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