Bill Text: FL H4053 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Assisted Living Facilities

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2011-04-14 - Original bill laid on Table, under Rule 7.19(a), refer to combined CS/HB 4045, HB 4047, HB 4049, HB 4051, HB 4053 (Vetoed by Governor) [H4053 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H4053-Introduced.html

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HB 4053

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.

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