The Florida Senate

296.04  Administrator; duties and qualifications; responsibilities.--

(1)  The director shall appoint an administrator who shall serve as the chief executive of the home and shall have the immediate custody and control of all property used in connection with the home in accordance with chapter 273.

(2)  The administrator shall have the power to determine the eligibility and admission of applicants to the home in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and, together with the director, shall adopt all rules necessary for the preservation of order and enforcement of discipline in the home. All rules governing the home shall conform as nearly as possible to the rules and regulations for comparable facilities of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3)  The administrator shall be a resident of the state at the time of entering into employment in the position. The position shall be assigned to the Selected Exempt Service under part V of chapter 110. The director shall afford applicants veterans' preference in appointment in accordance with ss. 295.07 and 295.085. In addition, the administrator must have at least a 4-year degree from an accredited university or college and 3 years of administrative experience in a health care facility, or any equivalent combination of experience, training, and education totaling 7 years in work relating to administration of a health care facility.

(4)

(a)  The administrator shall forward to the department all applications approved by him or her for employment with the home.

(b)  All employees who fill authorized and established positions appropriated for the home shall be state employees. The department shall classify such employees in the manner prescribed in chapter 110.

(5)

(a)  The administrator shall administer and enforce all rules of the home, including rules of discipline, and shall have the power to dismiss any member of the home for any infraction of such rules, subject to the approval of the director.

(b)  When the administrator determines that a member has caused physical damage to the home, he or she shall determine the cost of repairs and take action to recover such sum from the member who caused the damage. The administrator shall recover such sum by increasing the member's monthly copayment, holding funds of the member that are on deposit in the Members' Deposits Trust Fund, or holding personal property of the member that is held by the administrator for safekeeping pursuant to s. 296.14.

(6)  The administrator may require and compensate members of the home to render such assistance in the care of the home and grounds as their physical condition will permit.

History.--s. 8, ch. 89-168; s. 7, ch. 92-80; s. 255, ch. 95-148.