| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to assisted living facilities; amending s. |
| 3 | 429.19, F.S.; removing a requirement that the Agency for |
| 4 | Health Care Administration disseminate annually a printed |
| 5 | list of assisted living facilities sanctioned or fined to |
| 6 | specified agencies and departments; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 429.19, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; |
| 14 | grounds.- |
| 15 | (9) The agency shall develop and disseminate an annual |
| 16 | list of all facilities sanctioned or fined for violations of |
| 17 | state standards, the number and class of violations involved, |
| 18 | the penalties imposed, and the current status of cases. The list |
| 19 | shall be disseminated, at no charge, to the Department of |
| 20 | Elderly Affairs, the Department of Health, the Department of |
| 21 | Children and Family Services, the Agency for Persons with |
| 22 | Disabilities, the area agencies on aging, the Florida Statewide |
| 23 | Advocacy Council, and the state and local ombudsman councils. |
| 24 | The Department of Children and Family Services shall disseminate |
| 25 | the list to service providers under contract to the department |
| 26 | who are responsible for referring persons to a facility for |
| 27 | residency. The agency may charge a fee commensurate with the |
| 28 | cost of printing and postage to other interested parties |
| 29 | requesting a copy of this list. This information may be provided |
| 30 | electronically or through the agency's Internet site. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |