Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS for SB 838 (394008)
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11  The Committee on Health Care (Siplin) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 75, between lines 2 and 3,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 15.  The Agency for Health Care Administration
19  shall conduct a study of nursing home staffing.  The study
20  must evaluate the impact of certified nursing assistant
21  staffing on quality of care, staff turnover, and wage and
22  benefit levels of certified nursing assistants.  In
23  particular, the agency shall evaluate the impact of the
24  staffing increases required under section 409.23, Florida
25  Statutes, on these factors.  The agency shall assemble
26  relevant data and convene an advisory panel to review this
27  data and issue a report to the Legislature by December 31,
28  2005.  The advisory panel must include:
29         (1)  One member appointed by the Florida Association of
30  Homes for the Aging;
31         (2)  One member appointed by the Florida Health Care
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. PCS for SB 838 (394008) Barcode 824554 1 Association; 2 (3) One member appointed by the Service Employees 3 International Union; 4 (4) One member appointed by the American Association 5 of Retired Persons; 6 (5) One member appointed by the State Long-Term 7 Ombudsman; 8 (6) One member appointed by the Governor; 9 (7) One member appointed by the Secretary of Health 10 Care Administration; 11 (8) One member appointed by the Secretary of Elderly 12 Affairs; 13 (9) Two members appointed by the President of the 14 Senate; and 15 (10) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House 16 of Representatives. 17 18 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 19 20 21 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 22 And the title is amended as follows: 23 On page 4, line 13, after the semicolon, 24 25 insert: 26 directing the Agency for Health Care 27 Administration to conduct a study; providing 28 for contents of the study; directing the agency 29 to convene an advisory panel to report to the 30 Legislature; providing for membership and 31 duties of the panel; 2 4:32 PM 04/11/05 s0838c-he19-ta1