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 ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

59A-4.1265 Emergency Environmental Control for Nursing Homes

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 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 AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: 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 IMPLEMENTED: 400.23 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kim Stewart, Senior Management Analyst II, Agency for Health Care Administration, Division of Health Quality Assurance, [e-mail], 2727 Mahan Drive MS 28A, Tallahassee, FL 32308.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.