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Notice: 5070401

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

Division:

Federal Aging Programs

Chapter:

ADULT FAMILY-CARE HOMES

Overview

RULE:

58A-14.0061	Admission Criteria and Procedures, Appropriateness of Placement, and Continued Residency Requirements (Transferred)
58A-14.0062	Residency Agreement (Transferred)
58A-14.007	Standards and Practices for Care and Services (Transferred)
58A-14.0085	Records (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendments is to protect the health, safety, security and well-being of residents living in ADULT FAMILY-CARE HOMES. The amendments add language to the resident health assessment form, incorporated by reference in the rule, where a resident’s health care practitioner must certify if a resident may be left without supervision in an adult family-care home (AFCH) for up to 2 hours in a 24-hour period; add language to the residency agreement and care and services standards regarding the level of supervision provided by the AFCH, the conditions required if the health care practitioner certifies that a resident may be left without supervision in an AFCH, the requirement that the health care practitioner provide an annual reassessment of his or her initial determination that a resident may be left without supervision in an AFCH, and the need for the practitioner’s certification to be included in the resident’s record; and add language regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

SUMMARY:

Additional language regarding the resident health assessment form certifying whether or not a resident may be left without supervision in an AFCH for up to 2 hours in a 24-hour period; additional language in the residency agreement to include the level of supervision provided; additional language regarding the conditions under which a resident may be left without supervision in an AFCH, the requirement that the health care practitioner provide an annual reassessment whether a resident may be left without supervision in an AFCH, and documentation of such determination included in the resident’s record; and language regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

429.67, 429.73, 429.75, 429.81 FS.

LAW:

429.65, 429.67, 429.71, 429.73, 429.75, 429.81, 429.85 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/4/2008 Vol. 34/01

COMMENTS:

From 1/4/2008 To 1/25/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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