| 1 | Representative Braynon offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 143-155 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. If House Bill 11, House Bill 887, or similar |
| 6 | legislation is not adopted in the same legislative session or an |
| 7 | extension thereof and becomes law, paragraph (d) is added to |
| 8 | subsection (3) of section 400.23, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 9 | 400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure |
| 10 | status.-- |
| 11 | (3) |
| 12 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection |
| 13 | and for the 2009-2010 fiscal year only, the agency may not |
| 14 | impose sanctions against a nursing home for failure to meet the |
| 15 | staffing ratios in paragraph (a), as long as the certified |
| 16 | nursing assistant ratio is not below 2.6 hours per resident per |
| 17 | day and the licensed nurse ratio is not below 1 hour per |
| 18 | resident per day. This paragraph expires July 1, 2010. |
| 19 | Section 6. If House Bill 11, House Bill 887, or similar |
| 20 | legislation is not adopted in the same legislative session or an |
| 21 | extension thereof and becomes law, paragraph (d) of subsection |
| 22 | (15) of section |
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| 25 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 26 | Remove lines 18-24 and insert: |
| 27 | patients with tuberculosis; amending s. 400.23, F.S.; |
| 28 | prohibiting sanctions against a nursing home relating to failure |
| 29 | to meet certain staffing ratios; providing a contingency; |
| 30 | amending s. 400.141, F.S.; prohibiting sanctions against a |
| 31 | nursing home relating to failure to impose a moratorium on new |
| 32 | admissions as long as the licensed nurse ratio is not below a |
| 33 | specified level; providing a contingency; authorizing the |
| 34 | Department of |