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Notice: 7574553

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

Division:

Federal Aging Programs

Chapter:

ADULT FAMILY-CARE HOMES

Overview

RULE:

58A-14.002	Definitions (Transferred)
58A-14.003	License Application, Renewal and Conditional Licenses (Transferred)
58A-14.004	License Requirements (Transferred)
58A-14.0061	Admission Criteria and Procedures, Appropriateness of Placement, and Continued Residency Requirements (Transferred)
58A-14.008	Staff Qualifications, Responsibilities and Training (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of the proposed rule amendments is as follows: include additional definitions; require the provider to produce documentation that he or she resides in the AFCH as a condition of licensure; prohibit a change of ownership of an AFCH; require posting of specific information; include an additional requirement for determining continued residency and changes to the resident assessment form; and rewrite the staffing requirements regarding communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, for clarity.

SUBJECT:

Additional definitions of “person” or “persons,” and “reside” or “resides”; documentation that the AFCH provider resides in the home; prohibition of a change of ownership for an AFCH; posting of specific information in the AFCH; determination of continued residency and revision of the resident assessment form; and clarification of staffing requirements regarding communicable diseases, including tuberculosis.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

429.67, 429.69, 429.71, 429.73, 429.75 FS.

LAW:

429.65, 429.67, 429.71, 429.73, 429.75, 429.83, 429.85 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/4/2009 Vol. 35/35

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

429.67, 429.69, 429.71, 429.73, 429.75 FS., 429.65, 429.67, 429.71, 429.73, 429.75, 429.83, 429.85 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=58A-14.002&PDate=9/4/2009&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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