13187070, 58A-5.0185 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 13187070

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

Division:

Federal Aging Programs

Chapter:

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

58A-5.0185

Medication Practices (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

Section 429.256(2), Florida Statutes, requires an unlicensed person assisting residents in an assisted living facility with the self-administration of medication to read the label of the prescription “in the presence of the resident.”  Rule 58A-5.0185, which deals with medication practices in assisted living facilities, does not currently address this statutory requirement.  The Department is proposing to amend Rule 58A-5.0185 to implement or interpret this requirement.

SUBJECT:

The Department is proposing to amend Rule 58A-5.0185 to implement or interpret the statutory requirement contained in Section 429.256(2), Florida Statutes, that unlicensed persons that assist residents with the self-administration of medication read the label of the prescription “in the presence of the resident” while assisting residents with the self-administration of medication.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

429.256, 429.41 FS.

LAW:

429.255, 429.256, 429.41 FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/2/2013 Vol. 39/128

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

429.256, 429.41 FS., 429.255, 429.256, 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://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=58A-5.0185&PDate=7/2/2013&Section=1

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