(1) The agency may not assign an individual to be a member of a survey team for purposes of a survey, evaluation, or consultation visit at a nursing home facility in which the surveyor was an employee within the preceding 2 years.
(2) The agency shall semiannually provide for joint training of nursing home surveyors and staff of facilities licensed under this part on at least one of the 10 federal citations that were most frequently issued against nursing facilities in this state during the previous calendar year.
(3) Each member of a nursing home survey team who is a health professional licensed under part I of chapter 464, part X of chapter 468, or chapter 491 shall earn not less than 50 percent of required continuing education credits in geriatric care. Each member of a nursing home survey team who is a health professional licensed under chapter 465 shall earn not less than 30 percent of required continuing education credits in geriatric care.
(4) The agency must ensure that when a deficiency is related to substandard quality of care, a physician with geriatric experience licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or a registered nurse with geriatric experience licensed under chapter 464 participates in the agency’s informal dispute resolution process.
History.—s. 32, ch. 2001-45; s. 11, ch. 2012-160.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 400 - Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities
Part II - Nursing Homes (Ss. 400.011-400.334)
400.0235 - Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part.
400.0236 - Statute of limitations.
400.0237 - Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof.
400.0238 - Punitive damages; limitation.
400.0239 - Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund.
400.024 - Failure to satisfy a judgment or settlement agreement; required notification to claimants.
400.0255 - Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings.
400.051 - Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part.
400.062 - License required; fee; disposition.
400.0625 - Minimum standards for clinical laboratory test results and diagnostic X-ray results.
400.063 - Resident protection.
400.071 - Application for license.
400.0712 - Application for inactive license.
400.102 - Action by agency against licensee; grounds.
400.111 - Disclosure of controlling interest.
400.118 - Quality assurance; early warning system; monitoring; rapid response teams.
400.1183 - Resident grievance procedures.
400.126 - Receivership proceedings.
400.141 - Administration and management of nursing home facilities.
400.1413 - Volunteers in nursing homes.
400.1415 - Patient records; penalties for alteration.
400.142 - Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate.
400.143 - Institutional formularies established by nursing home facilities.
400.145 - Copies of records of care and treatment of resident.
400.147 - Internal risk management and quality assurance program.
400.148 - Medicaid “Up-or-Out” Quality of Care Contract Management Program.
400.162 - Property and personal affairs of residents.
400.165 - Itemized resident billing, form and content prescribed by the agency.
400.17 - Bribes, kickbacks, certain solicitations prohibited.
400.172 - Respite care provided in nursing home facilities.
400.175 - Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders; certain disclosures.
400.1755 - Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders.
400.176 - Rebates prohibited; penalties.
400.179 - Liability for Medicaid underpayments and overpayments.
400.18 - Closing of nursing facility.
400.19 - Right of entry and inspection.
400.191 - Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records.
400.20 - Licensed nursing home administrator required.
400.211 - Persons employed as nursing assistants; certification requirement.
400.215 - Personnel screening requirement.
400.23 - Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status.
400.232 - Review and approval of plans; fees and costs.
400.235 - Nursing home quality and licensure status; Gold Seal Program.
400.241 - Prohibited acts; penalties for violations.
400.25 - Educational program authorized.
400.33 - Legislative intent; community-based care for the elderly.
400.332 - Funds received not revenues for purpose of Medicaid program.
400.334 - Activity relating to unions by nursing home employees.