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The Committee on Health Regulation (Alexander) recommended the

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following amendment to amendment (754484):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 1083-1147

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and insert:

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     (2) Every 24 months the agency shall conduct at least one

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unannounced inspection to determine compliance with this chapter

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and related rules, including minimum standards of quality and

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adequacy of care and the rights of residents. Two additional

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surveys shall be conducted every 6 months for the next year if

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the facility has been cited for a class I deficiency or two or

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more class II deficiencies arising from separate surveys or

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investigations within a 60-day period. In addition to any fines

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imposed on a facility under s. 429.19, the agency shall assess a

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fine of $160 per bed for each of the additional two surveys. The

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agency shall adjust this fine by the change in the Consumer Price

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Index, based on the 12 months immediately preceding the change,

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to cover the cost of the additional two surveys. The agency shall

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verify through subsequent inspections that any deficiency

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identified during an inspection is corrected. However, the agency

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may verify the correction of a class III or class IV deficiency

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unrelated to resident rights or resident care without

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reinspecting the facility if adequate written documentation has

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been received from the facility which provides assurance that the

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deficiency has been corrected.

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     Section 20.  Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subsection (1) of

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section 429.41, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs

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(l) and (m), respectively, and a new paragraph (k) is added to

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that subsection, to read:

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     429.41  Rules establishing standards.--

3/18/2008  1:26:00 PM     588-05229-08