Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 782
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/20/2014           .                                
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       (Bradley) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 180 - 210
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 4. Section 429.55, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         429.55 Public access to data; comment page.—
    8         (1) By November 1, 2014, the agency shall provide,
    9  maintain, and update at least quarterly, electronically
   10  accessible data on assisted living facilities. Such data must be
   11  searchable, downloadable, and available in generally accepted
   12  formats. At a minimum, such data must include:
   13         (a) Information on each assisted living facility licensed
   14  under this part, including:
   15         1. The name and address of the facility.
   16         2. The number and type of licensed beds in the facility.
   17         3. The types of licenses held by the facility.
   18         4. The facility’s license expiration date and status.
   19         5. Other relevant information that the agency currently
   20  collects.
   21         (b) A list of the facility’s violations, including, for
   22  each violation:
   23         1. A summary of the violation presented in a manner
   24  understandable by the general public;
   25         2. Any sanctions imposed by final order; and
   26         3. The date the corrective action was confirmed by the
   27  agency.
   28         (c) Links to inspection reports on file with the agency.
   29         (2)(a) The agency may provide a monitored comment webpage
   30  that allows members of the public to comment on specific
   31  assisted living facilities licensed to operate in this state. At
   32  a minimum, the comment webpage must allow members of the public
   33  to identify themselves, provide comments on their experiences
   34  with, or observations of, an assisted living facility, and view
   35  others’ comments.
   36         (b) The agency shall review comments for profanities and
   37  redact any profanities before posting the comments to the
   38  webpage. After redacting any profanities, the agency shall post
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   40  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   41  And the title is amended as follows:
   42         Between lines 25 and 26
   43  insert:
   44         creating s. 429.55, F.S.;