Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 382
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/03/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Sobel) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 998 - 1076
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 14. The Legislature finds that consumers need
    6  additional information on the quality of care and service in
    7  assisted living facilities in order to select the best facility
    8  for themselves or their loved ones. Therefore, the Agency for
    9  Health Care Administration shall:
   10         (1) Implement a rating system for assisted living
   11  facilities by March 1, 2016. The agency shall adopt rules to
   12  administer this subsection.
   13         (2) By November 1, 2015, create content that is easily
   14  accessible through the front page of the agency’s website. At a
   15  minimum, the content must include:
   16         (a) Information on each licensed assisted living facility,
   17  including, but not limited to:
   18         1. The name and address of the facility.
   19         2. The number and type of licensed beds in the facility.
   20         3. The types of licenses held by the facility.
   21         4. The facility’s license expiration date and status.
   22         5. Other relevant information that the agency currently
   23  collects.
   24         (b) A list of the facility’s violations, including, for
   25  each violation:
   26         1. A summary of the violation which is presented in a
   27  manner understandable by the general public;
   28         2. Any sanctions imposed by final order; and
   29         3. The date the corrective action was confirmed by the
   30  agency.
   31         (c) Links to inspection reports that the agency has on
   32  file.
   33         Section 15. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the sums of
   34  $156,943 in recurring funds and $7,546 in nonrecurring funds are
   35  appropriated from the Health Care Trust Fund and two full-time
   36  equivalent senior attorney positions with associated salary rate
   37  of 103,652 are authorized in the Agency for Health Care
   38  Administration for the purpose of implementing the regulatory
   39  provisions of this act.
   40         Section 16. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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   43  And the title is amended as follows:
   44         Delete lines 140 - 144
   45  and insert:
   46  conforming a cross-reference; requiring the agency to