Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1922
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11  The Committee on Health Care (Peaden) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 25, line 3-22, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  (1)  The department state ombudsman council shall
18  adopt rules implementing recommend to the ombudsman and the
19  secretary state and local compliant procedures. The rules
20  shall include procedures for:
21         (1)  Receiving complaints against a nursing home or
22  long-term care facility or an its employee of a long-term care
23  facility.
24         (2)  Conducting investigations of a long-term care
25  facility or an employee of a long-term care facility
26  subsequent to receiving a complaint.
27         (3)  Conducting onsite administrative assessments of
28  long-term care facilities. The procedures shall be implemented
29  after the approval of the ombudsman and the secretary.
30         (2)  These procedures shall be posted in full view in
31  every nursing home or long-term care facility. Every resident
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    Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1922
                        Barcode 032636
 1  or representative of a resident shall receive, upon admission
 2  to a nursing home or long-term care facility, a printed copy
 3  of the procedures of the state and the local ombudsman
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 8  And the title is amended as follows:
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