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SB 654: State Ombudsman Program

GENERAL BILL by Richter

State Ombudsman Program; Deleting references to ombudsman councils and transferring their responsibilities to representatives of the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; providing conditions under which a representative of the office could be found to have a conflict of interest; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs, in consultation with the state ombudsman, to define by rule what constitutes a conflict of interest; requiring long-term care facilities to provide representatives of the office with access to facilities, residents, and records for certain purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1001 (Ch. 2015-126), CS/SB 7018 (Ch. 2015-31)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/3/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 76
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 76
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1001 (Ch. 2015-126), CS/SB 7018 (Ch. 2015-31)

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  • SB 654, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2015 at 11:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 293 (c2) State Ombudsman Program Roberson Similar Last Action: 4/23/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7018 (Ch. 2015-31), CS/CS/HB 1001 (Ch. 2015-126) -HJ 742
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    H 1001 (er) Assisted Living Facilities Ahern Compare Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-126, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7018 (Ch. 2015-31)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 382 (e1) Assisted Living Facilities Sobel Compare Last Action: 4/27/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1001 (Ch. 2015-126), CS/SB 7018 (Ch. 2015-31) -SJ 673
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 7018 (er) State Ombudsman Program Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 5/15/2015 Chapter No. 2015-31, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1001 (Ch. 2015-126)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (45)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.41 Department of Elderly Affairs. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.0060 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.0061 Legislative findings and intent; long-term care facilities. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.0063 Establishment of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0065 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties and responsibilities. Page 7 (pdf)
    400.0067 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.0069 Local long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; membership. Page 15 (pdf)
    400.0070 Conflicts of interest. Page 21 (pdf)
    400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures. Page 22 (pdf)
    400.0073 State and local ombudsman council investigations. Page 22 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 24 (pdf)
    400.0075 Complaint notification and resolution procedures. Page 26 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 29 (pdf)
    400.0079 Immunity. Page 29 (pdf)
    400.0081 Access to facilities, residents, and records. Page 30 (pdf)
    400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties. Page 31 (pdf)
    400.0087 Department oversight; funding. Page 32 (pdf)
    400.0089 Complaint data reports. Page 33 (pdf)
    400.0091 Training. Page 33 (pdf)
    400.021 Definitions. Page 35 (pdf)
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 36 (pdf)
    400.0255 Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings. Page 38 (pdf)
    400.1413 Volunteers in nursing homes. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.162 Property and personal affairs of residents. Page 41 (pdf)
    400.19 Right of entry and inspection. Page 42 (pdf)
    400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records. Page 43 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 43 (pdf)
    400.235 Nursing home quality and licensure status; Gold Seal Program. Page 44 (pdf)
    415.102 Definitions of terms used in ss. 415.101-415.113. Page 46 (pdf)
    415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; mandatory reports of death. Page 46 (pdf)
    415.104 Protective investigations of cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; transmittal of records to state attorney. Page 47 (pdf)
    415.1055 Notification to administrative entities. Page 49 (pdf)
    415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies. Page 49 (pdf)
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records. Page 49 (pdf)
    429.02 Definitions. Page 50 (pdf)
    429.07 License required; fee. Page 50 (pdf)
    429.19 Violations; imposition of administrative fines; grounds. Page 55 (pdf)
    429.26 Appropriateness of placements; examinations of residents. Page 56 (pdf)
    429.28 Resident bill of rights. Page 56 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 57 (pdf)
    429.35 Maintenance of records; reports. Page 58 (pdf)
    429.67 Licensure. Page 58 (pdf)
    429.85 Residents’ bill of rights. Page 59 (pdf)
    744.102 Definitions. Page 59 (pdf)
    744.444 Power of guardian without court approval. Page 59 (pdf)

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