Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1284, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment
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18 1. A section entitled "Do you really need a nursing
19 home?," which shall be the first section on the website, shall
20 be prominently displayed, and shall contain an explanation of
21 the nursing home diversion program. It shall explain that this
22 state offers alternative programs that permit qualified
23 elderly persons to stay in their homes instead of being placed
24 in nursing homes and shall encourage interested persons to
25 call the CARES program to inquire if they qualify. It shall
26 list only programs that provide nursing home service when
27 needed. It may list home and community-based programs but must
28 clearly state the services that are provided and that nursing
29 home services are not included.
30 2.1. A list by name and address of all nursing home
31 facilities in this state, including any prior name by which a
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1 facility was known during the previous 24-month period.
2 3.2. Whether such nursing home facilities are
3 proprietary or nonproprietary.
4 4.3. The current owner of the facility's license and
5 the year that that entity became the owner of the license.
6 5.4. The name of the owner or owners of each facility
7 and whether the facility is affiliated with a company or other
8 organization owning or managing more than one nursing facility
9 in this state.
10 6.5. The total number of beds in each facility and the
11 most recently available occupancy levels.
12 7.6. The number of private and semiprivate rooms in
13 each facility.
14 8.7. The religious affiliation, if any, of each
15 facility.
16 9.8. The languages spoken by the administrator and
17 staff of each facility.
18 10.9. Whether or not each facility accepts Medicare or
19 Medicaid recipients or insurance, health maintenance
20 organization, Veterans Administration, CHAMPUS program, or
21 workers' compensation coverage.
22 11.10. Recreational and other programs available at
23 each facility.
24 12.11. Special care units or programs offered at each
25 facility.
26 13.12. Whether the facility is a part of a retirement
27 community that offers other services pursuant to part III,
28 part IV, or part V.
29 14.13. Survey and deficiency information contained on
30 the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) system
31 of the federal Health Care Financing Administration, including
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1 all federal and state recertification, licensure annual
2 survey, revisit, and complaint survey information, for each
3 facility for the past 30 45 months. For noncertified nursing
4 homes, state survey and deficiency information, including
5 licensure annual survey, revisit, and complaint survey
6 information for the past 30 45 months shall be provided.
7 15.14. A summary of the deficiency Online Survey
8 Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) data for each facility
9 over the past 30 45 months. The Such summary may include a
10 score, rating, or comparison ranking with respect to other
11 facilities based on the number of citations received by the
12 facility on recertification, licensure of annual, revisit, and
13 complaint surveys; the severity and scope of the citations;
14 and the number of annual recertification surveys the facility
15 has had during the past 30 45 months. The score, rating, or
16 comparison ranking may be presented in either numeric or
17 symbolic form for the intended consumer audience.
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