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SB 896: Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Farmer

Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities; Requiring the Florida Public Service Commission to ensure that public utilities effectively prioritize the restoration of services to certain health care facilities in the event of emergencies; establishing an Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman within the Department of Elderly Affairs to administer the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; requiring the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to conduct unannounced quality-of-care evaluations of certain health and long-term care facilities; requiring nursing homes to allow residents, and certain individuals on their behalf, to monitor the residents’ rooms through the use of electronic monitoring devices, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/14/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/4/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 69
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • SB 896, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/14/2017 at 3:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (11)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 655 Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities Edwards-Walpole Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 245 Public Utility Power Restoration Harrison Compare Last Action: 12/7/2017 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 27 Track This Bill
    H 327 Emergency Power for Health Care Facilities Richardson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 479 Health Care Facility Inspections Williams Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 933 Emergency Power Sources Harrison Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1321 Emergency Power for Health Care Facilities Hardemon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 284 Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Book Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy Track This Bill
    S 372 Post-hurricane Relief for Residents of Health Care Facilities Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy Track This Bill
    S 1260 Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Health Policy Track This Bill
    S 1408 Nursing Home Liability Simmons Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Banking and Insurance Track This Bill
    S 1874 (c1) Emergency Power for Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities Passidomo Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (32)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.042 Page 11 (pdf)
    366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.0060 Definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    400.0063 Establishment of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate. Page 15 (pdf)
    400.0065 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; duties and responsibilities. Page 17 (pdf)
    400.0067 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership. Page 19 (pdf)
    400.0069 Long-term care ombudsman districts; local long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; appointment. Page 20 (pdf)
    400.0073 State and local ombudsman council investigations. Page 21 (pdf)
    400.0074 Local ombudsman council onsite administrative assessments. Page 22 (pdf)
    400.0077 Confidentiality. Page 23 (pdf)
    400.0078 Citizen access to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services. Page 23 (pdf)
    400.008 Page 25 (pdf)
    400.0081 Access to facilities, residents, and records. Page 25 (pdf)
    400.0083 Interference; retaliation; penalties. Page 27 (pdf)
    400.0087 Department oversight; funding. Page 28 (pdf)
    400.0089 Complaint data reports. Page 29 (pdf)
    400.0091 Training. Page 30 (pdf)
    400.0223 Page 31 (pdf)
    400.0238 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 34 (pdf)
    400.0239 Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund. Page 34 (pdf)
    400.1185 Page 35 (pdf)
    400.141 Administration and management of nursing home facilities. Page 42 (pdf)
    400.1411 Page 42 (pdf)
    400.19 Right of entry and inspection. Page 44 (pdf)
    400.191 Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records. Page 45 (pdf)
    400.226 Page 47 (pdf)
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. Page 47 (pdf)
    406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies. Page 50 (pdf)
    406.13 Examiner’s report; maintenance of records. Page 51 (pdf)
    429.298 Punitive damages; limitation. Page 52 (pdf)
    429.34 Right of entry and inspection. Page 52 (pdf)
    429.41 Rules establishing standards. Page 53 (pdf)

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