Florida Statutes
Part III - Home Health Services (Ss. 400.461-400.53)
400.512 - Screening of home health agency personnel; nurse registry personnel and contractors; and companions and homemakers.


History.—s. 14, ch. 93-214; s. 21, ch. 94-134; s. 21, ch. 94-135; s. 1057, ch. 95-148; s. 17, ch. 95-152; s. 14, ch. 95-158; s. 1, ch. 95-201; s. 40, ch. 95-228; s. 128, ch. 95-418; s. 11, ch. 96-268; ss. 230, 231, ch. 96-406; s. 12, ch. 99-332; ss. 105, 163, ch. 2000-318; s. 82, ch. 2000-349; s. 24, ch. 2004-267; s. 9, ch. 2005-243; s. 82, ch. 2007-230; s. 8, ch. 2010-114.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXIX - Public Health

Chapter 400 - Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities

Part III - Home Health Services (Ss. 400.461-400.53)

400.461 - Short title; purpose.

400.462 - Definitions.

400.464 - Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties.

400.471 - Application for license; fee.

400.474 - Administrative penalties.

400.476 - Staffing requirements; notifications; limitations on staffing services.

400.4785 - Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders; staff training requirements; certain disclosures.

400.484 - Right of inspection; violations; fines.

400.487 - Home health service agreements; physician’s, physician assistant’s, and advanced practice registered nurse’s treatment orders; patient assessment; establishment and review of plan of care; provision of services; orders not to resuscitate.

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.

400.491 - Clinical records.

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.

400.509 - Registration of particular service providers exempt from licensure; certificate of registration; regulation of registrants.

400.512 - Screening of home health agency personnel; nurse registry personnel and contractors; and companions and homemakers.

400.518 - Prohibited referrals to home health agencies.

400.5185 - Review and modification of prior authorization.

400.52 - Excellence in Home Health Program.

400.53 - Nurse Registry Excellence Program.