19526408, 59A-4.1265 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 19526408

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Chapter:

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR NURSING HOMES

Overview

RULE:

59A-4.1265

Emergency Environmental Control for Nursing Homes

PURPOSE:

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

SUBJECT:

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

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

400.23 FS

LAW:

400.23 FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/11/2017 Vol. 43/197

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

400.23 FS, 400.23 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=59A-4.1265&PDate=10/11/2017&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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