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Notice: 19526311

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

Division:

Federal Aging Programs

Chapter:

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

58A-5.036

Emergency Environmental Control for Assisted Living Facilities (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The Department of Elder Affairs, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Health, announces the commencement of rulemaking proceedings to address assisted living facility regulation. The purpose of the rulemaking is to address the safety and quality of services and care provided to residents of assisted living facilities that may experience loss of power.  Ensuring assisted living facilities have alternative power sources to provide sufficient cooling during emergency situations is critical to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of residents of assisted living facilities that experience loss of power.

SUBJECT:

The subject area to be addressed is alternative power sources to provide emergency environmental control for assisted living facilities that experience loss of power.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

429.41, FS.

LAW:

429.19, 429.28, 429.41, FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/11/2017 Vol. 43/197

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

429.41, FS., 429.19, 429.28, 429.41, 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-5.036&PDate=10/11/2017&Section=1

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