Florida Statutes
Chapter 651 - Continuing Care Contracts
651.071 - Contracts as Preferred Claims on Liquidation or Receivership.


(1) In the event of receivership or liquidation proceedings against a provider, all continuing care and continuing care at-home contracts executed by a provider are deemed preferred claims against all assets owned by the provider; however, such claims are subordinate to any secured claim. For purposes of s. 631.271, such contracts are deemed Class 2 claims.
(2) Any other claims not set forth in subsection (1) shall be considered as general creditors’ claims.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the priority, with respect to the lien property, of mortgages, security agreements, or lease agreements or installment sales agreements on property not otherwise encumbered entered into by a provider with an issuer of bonds or notes, which has financed a facility, and which bonds are secured by a resolution, ordinance, or indenture of trust, if such mortgages or agreements were duly recorded at least 4 months prior to the institution of receivership or liquidation proceedings.
History.—s. 1, ch. 77-323; s. 1, ch. 80-355; s. 25, ch. 81-292; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 37, ch. 83-38; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 31, 33, 35, ch. 83-328; s. 8, ch. 87-350; s. 184, ch. 91-108; s. 12, ch. 93-22; s. 14, ch. 97-229; s. 11, ch. 2011-193; s. 3, ch. 2015-122; s. 22, ch. 2019-160.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 651 - Continuing Care Contracts

651.011 - Definitions.

651.012 - Exempted Facility; Written Disclosure of Exemption.

651.013 - Chapter Exclusive; Applicability of Other Laws.

651.014 - Insurance Business Not Authorized.

651.015 - Administration; Forms; Fees; Rules; Fines.

651.018 - Administrative Supervision.

651.019 - New Financing, Additional Financing, or Refinancing.

651.021 - Certificate of Authority Required.

651.0215 - Consolidated Application for a Provisional Certificate of Authority and a Certificate of Authority; Required Restrictions on Use of Entrance Fees.

651.022 - Provisional Certificate of Authority; Application.

651.023 - Certificate of Authority; Application.

651.0235 - Validity of Provisional Certificates of Authority and Certificates of Authority.

651.024 - Acquisition.

651.0245 - Application for the Simultaneous Acquisition of a Facility and Issuance of a Certificate of Authority.

651.0246 - Expansions.

651.026 - Annual Reports.

651.0261 - Quarterly and Monthly Statements.

651.028 - Accredited Facilities.

651.033 - Escrow Accounts.

651.034 - Financial and Operating Requirements for Providers.

651.035 - Minimum Liquid Reserve Requirements.

651.043 - Approval of Change in Management.

651.051 - Maintenance of Assets and Records in State.

651.055 - Continuing Care Contracts; Right to Rescind.

651.057 - Continuing Care At-Home Contracts.

651.061 - Dismissal or Discharge of Resident; Refund.

651.065 - Waiver of Statutory Protection.

651.071 - Contracts as Preferred Claims on Liquidation or Receivership.

651.081 - Residents’ Council.

651.083 - Residents’ Rights.

651.085 - Quarterly Meetings Between Residents and the Governing Body of the Provider; Resident Representation Before the Governing Body of the Provider.

651.091 - Availability, Distribution, and Posting of Reports and Records; Requirement of Full Disclosure.

651.095 - Advertisements; Requirements; Penalties.

651.105 - Examination.

651.106 - Grounds for Discretionary Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate of Authority.

651.1065 - Soliciting or Accepting New Continuing Care Contracts by Impaired or Insolvent Facilities or Providers.

651.107 - Duration of Suspension; Obligations During Suspension Period; Reinstatement.

651.108 - Administrative Fines.

651.1081 - Remedies Available in Cases of Unlawful Sale.

651.111 - Requests for Inspections.

651.114 - Delinquency Proceedings; Remedial Rights.

651.1141 - Immediate Final Orders.

651.1151 - Administrative, Vendor, and Management Contracts.

651.116 - Delinquency Proceedings; Additional Provisions.

651.117 - Order of Liquidation; Duties of the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Health Care Administration.

651.118 - Agency for Health Care Administration; Certificates of Need; Sheltered Beds; Community Beds.

651.119 - Assistance to Persons Affected by Closure Due to Liquidation or Pending Liquidation.

651.121 - Continuing Care Advisory Council.

651.123 - Alternative Dispute Resolution.

651.125 - Criminal Penalties; Injunctive Relief.

651.13 - Civil Action.

651.131 - Actions Under Prior Law.

651.132 - Amendment or Renewal of Existing Contracts.

651.134 - Investigatory Records.