Bill Summary

HB 655 Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities (2018 Session)
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Sponsors
by Edwards-Walpole Co Sponsors: Slosberg-King
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Summary
Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities: Requires public utilities to prioritize certain health care facilities for restoration of power in emergencies; requires such facilities to have operational emergency power source & sufficient fuel supply; requires Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to conduct unannounced quality-of-care evaluations of certain health & long-term care facilities; authorizes AHCA to impose specified civil penalties & administrative fines for certain violations. Effective Date: July 1, 2018
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committees of reference
» H Health Innovation Subcommittee
   H Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
11/14/17
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Filed
11/27/17
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Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/27/17
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Now in Health Innovation Subcommittee
03/10/18
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/10/18
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Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
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Filed on 11/14/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
366.042
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429.298
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