| 1 | Representative Jones offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 197 and 198, insert: |
| 5 | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 400.151, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 400.151 Contracts.- |
| 8 | (1) Effective October 1, 2011, the presence of each |
| 9 | resident in a facility shall be covered by a state-approved |
| 10 | contract, executed by the licensee and the resident or his or |
| 11 | her designee or legal representative at the time of admission or |
| 12 | prior thereto and at the expiration of the term of a previous |
| 13 | contract, and modified by the licensee and the resident or his |
| 14 | or her designee or legal representative at the time the source |
| 15 | of payment for the resident's care changes. Each party to the |
| 16 | contract is entitled to a duplicate original thereof, printed in |
| 17 | boldfaced type, and the licensee shall keep on file all |
| 18 | contracts which it has with residents. The licensee may not |
| 19 | destroy or otherwise dispose of any such contract until 5 years |
| 20 | after its expiration or such longer period as may be provided in |
| 21 | the rules of the agency. Microfilmed records or records |
| 22 | reproduced by a similar process of duplication may be kept in |
| 23 | lieu of the original records. |
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| 27 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 28 | Remove line 16 and insert: |
| 29 | certain entities; amending s. 400.151, F.S.; requiring state- |
| 30 | approved resident contracts with nursing homes after a specified |
| 31 | date; providing applicability; providing for |