(1) This part, consisting of ss. 400.461-400.53, may be cited as the “Home Health Services Act.”
(2) The purpose of this part is to provide for the licensure of every home health agency and nurse registry and to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards that will ensure the safe and adequate care of persons receiving health services in their own homes.
History.—ss. 36, 37, ch. 75-233; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 61, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 1, ch. 88-219; s. 1, ch. 90-319; ss. 1, 23, ch. 93-214; s. 47, ch. 98-171; s. 1, ch. 2005-243; s. 3, ch. 2020-9.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 400 - Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities
Part III - Home Health Services (Ss. 400.461-400.53)
400.461 - Short title; purpose.
400.471 - Application for license; fee.
400.474 - Administrative penalties.
400.476 - Staffing requirements; notifications; limitations on staffing services.
400.484 - Right of inspection; violations; fines.
400.488 - Assistance with self-administration of medication and with other tasks.
400.489 - Administration of medication by a home health aide; staff training requirements.
400.490 - Nurse-delegated tasks.
400.492 - Provision of services during an emergency.
400.494 - Information about patients confidential.
400.497 - Rules establishing minimum standards.
400.506 - Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties.
400.518 - Prohibited referrals to home health agencies.
400.5185 - Review and modification of prior authorization.