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400.011 - Purpose. - (1) The health, care, and treatment of persons in nursing...
400.021 - Definitions. - (1) “Administrator” means the licensed individual who has the general...
400.022 - Residents’ rights. - (1) All licensees of nursing home facilities shall adopt and...
400.023 - Civil enforcement. - (1) An exclusive cause of action for negligence or a...
400.0233 - Presuit notice; investigation; notification of violation of resident’s rights or alleged negligence; claims evaluation procedure; informal discovery; review; settlement offer; mediation. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Claim...
400.0234 - Availability of facility records for investigation of resident’s rights violations and defenses; penalty. - (1) Failure to provide complete copies of a resident’s records,...
400.0235 - Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. - History.—s. 7, ch. 2001-45.
400.0236 - Statute of limitations. - (1) Any action for damages brought under this part shall...
400.0237 - Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. - (1) A claim for punitive damages may not be brought...
400.0238 - Punitive damages; limitation. - (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), an...
400.0239 - Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund. - (1) There is created within the Agency for Health Care...
400.024 - Failure to satisfy a judgment or settlement agreement; required notification to claimants. - (1) Upon the entry by a Florida court of an...
400.0255 - Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Discharge”...
400.051 - Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part. - (1) The following shall be exempt from the provisions of...
400.062 - License required; fee; disposition. - (1) The requirements of part II of chapter 408 apply...
400.0625 - Minimum standards for clinical laboratory test results and diagnostic X-ray results. - (1) Each nursing home, as a requirement for issuance or...
400.063 - Resident protection. - (1) The Health Care Trust Fund shall be used for...
400.071 - Application for license. - (1) In addition to the requirements of part II of...
400.0712 - Application for inactive license. - (1) As specified in this section, the agency may issue...
400.102 - Action by agency against licensee; grounds. - (1) An intentional or negligent act materially affecting the health...
400.111 - Disclosure of controlling interest. - History.—s. 10, ch. 69-309; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
400.118 - Quality assurance; early warning system; monitoring; rapid response teams. - (1) The agency shall establish an early warning system to...
400.1183 - Resident grievance procedures. - (1) Every nursing home must have a grievance procedure available...
400.119 - Confidentiality of records and meetings of risk management and quality assurance committees. - (1) Incident reports filed with the risk manager and administrator...
400.121 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license; administrative fines; procedure; order to increase staffing. - (1) The agency may deny an application, revoke or suspend...
400.126 - Receivership proceedings. - (1) As an alternative to or in conjunction with an...
400.141 - Administration and management of nursing home facilities. - (1) Every licensed facility shall comply with all applicable standards...
400.1413 - Volunteers in nursing homes. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage...
400.1415 - Patient records; penalties for alteration. - (1) Any person who fraudulently alters, defaces, or falsifies any...
400.142 - Emergency medication kits; orders not to resuscitate. - (1) Other provisions of this chapter or of chapter 465,...
400.143 - Institutional formularies established by nursing home facilities. - (1) For purposes of this section, the term: (a) “Institutional...
400.145 - Copies of records of care and treatment of resident. - (1) Upon receipt of a written request that complies with...
400.147 - Internal risk management and quality assurance program. - (1) Every facility shall, as part of its administrative functions,...
400.148 - Medicaid “Up-or-Out” Quality of Care Contract Management Program. - (1) The Legislature finds that the federal Medicare program has...
400.151 - Contracts. - (1) The presence of each resident in a facility shall...
400.162 - Property and personal affairs of residents. - (1) The admission of a resident to a facility and...
400.165 - Itemized resident billing, form and content prescribed by the agency. - (1) Within 7 days following discharge or release from a...
400.17 - Bribes, kickbacks, certain solicitations prohibited. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Bribe”...
400.172 - Respite care provided in nursing home facilities. - (1) For each person admitted for respite care as authorized...
400.175 - Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders; certain disclosures. - History.—s. 1, ch. 93-105.
400.1755 - Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. - (1) As a condition of licensure, facilities licensed under this...
400.176 - Rebates prohibited; penalties. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to pay or...
400.179 - Liability for Medicaid underpayments and overpayments. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect...
400.18 - Closing of nursing facility. - (1) In addition to the requirements of part II of...
400.19 - Right of entry and inspection. - (1) In accordance with part II of chapter 408, the...
400.191 - Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records. - (1) The agency shall provide information to the public about...
400.20 - Licensed nursing home administrator required. - History.—s. 19, ch. 69-309; s. 18, ch. 70-361; s. 3,...
400.211 - Persons employed as nursing assistants; certification requirement. - (1) To serve as a nursing assistant in any nursing...
400.215 - Personnel screening requirement. - (1) The agency shall require level 2 background screening for...
400.23 - Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that rules...
400.232 - Review and approval of plans; fees and costs. - (1) The agency shall approve or disapprove the plans and...
400.235 - Nursing home quality and licensure status; Gold Seal Program. - (1) To protect the health and welfare of persons receiving...
400.241 - Prohibited acts; penalties for violations. - (1) It is unlawful for any person, long-term care facility,...
400.25 - Educational program authorized. - History.—s. 24, ch. 69-309; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s....
400.275 - Agency duties. - (1) The agency may not assign an individual to be...
400.33 - Legislative intent; community-based care for the elderly. - History.—s. 1, ch. 77-401; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79,...
400.332 - Funds received not revenues for purpose of Medicaid program. - History.—s. 4, ch. 77-401; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 79,...
400.334 - Activity relating to unions by nursing home employees. - (1) Participation by an employee of a nursing home in...