Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1736 Barcode 465550 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Budget (Margolis) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment 2 3 Delete lines 1444 - 1448 4 and insert: 5 2. For persons under 21 years of age who are fragile, the 6 requirements include a minimum combined average of licensed 7 nurses, respiratory therapists, respiratory care practitioners, 8 and certified nursing assistants of 5 hours of direct care per 9 resident per day for each nursing home facility. Up to 1.5 hours 10 of certified nursing assistant care per resident per day may be 11 counted in determining the minimum direct care hours required.