Published on: 7574553. 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.
Published on: 6510754. 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 AHCA Form 3110-1023 (AFCH-1110), which is incorporated by reference; and rewrite the staffing requirements regarding communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, for more clarity.
Published on: 4778528. The purpose of the proposed rule amendments is to protect the health, safety, security and well-being of residents living in ADULT FAMILY-CARE HOMES. The amendments add language to define the term “unattended” as it pertains to residents; add language to the resident health assessment form, incorporated by reference in the rule, where a resident’s health care practitioner may certify that the resident may be left unattended, and if so, for what period of time; add language to the residency agreement and care and services standards regarding the level of supervision provided, the conditions required if the health care practitioner certifies that the resident may be left unattended, the need for the health care practitioner’s annual reassessment regarding such a determination and the need for the practitioner’s certification to be include in the resident’s record.