Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1736
Barcode 586026
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Budget (Wise) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 3336 and 3337
4 insert:
5 Section 80. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 429.27,
6 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
7 429.27 Property and personal affairs of residents.—
8 (3) A facility administrator, upon mutual consent with the
9 resident, shall provide for the safekeeping in the facility of
10 personal effects, including funds, not in excess of $500 and
11 funds of the resident not in excess of $200 cash, and shall keep
12 complete and accurate records of all such funds and personal
13 effects received. If a resident is absent from a facility for 24
14 hours or more, the facility may provide for the safekeeping of
15 the resident’s personal effects, including funds, in excess of
16 $500.
17 (4) Any funds or other property belonging to or due to a
18 resident, or expendable for his or her account, which is
19 received by the administrator a facility shall be trust funds
20 which shall be kept separate from the funds and property of the
21 facility and other residents or shall be specifically credited
22 to such resident. Such trust funds shall be used or otherwise
23 expended only for the account of the resident. At least once
24 every 3 months, unless upon order of a court of competent
25 jurisdiction, the administrator facility shall furnish, upon
26 written request, to the resident and his or her guardian,
27 trustee, or conservator, if any, a complete and verified
28 statement of all funds and other property to which this
29 subsection applies, detailing the amount and items received,
30 together with their sources and disposition. In any event, the
31 facility shall furnish such statement annually and upon the
32 discharge or transfer of a resident. Any governmental agency or
33 private charitable agency contributing funds or other property
34 to the account of a resident shall also be entitled to receive
35 such statement annually and upon the discharge or transfer of
36 the resident.
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39 And the title is amended as follows:
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41 Delete line 284
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43 care-related services; amending s. 429.27, F.S.;
44 requiring that upon mutual consent with the resident,
45 the facility administrator keep safe the personal
46 effects of the resident, including funds, not in
47 excess of a specified amount; requiring the
48 administrator, upon written request, to furnish at
49 least once every 3 months to the resident and his or
50 her guardian, trustee, or conservator, if any, a
51 complete and verified statement of all funds and other
52 property in the custody of the administrator; amending
53 s. 429.28, F.S.;