Admission Procedures, Appropriateness of Placement and Continued Residency Criteria, Resident Care Standards, Staffing Standards
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
58A-5.0181Admission Procedures, Appropriateness of Placement and Continued Residency Criteria
58A-5.0182Resident Care Standards
58A-5.019Staffing Standards
NOTICE OF CORRECTION
Notice is hereby given that the following corrections have been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 39, No. 231, November 27, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
Subparagraph 58A-5.0181(1)(a)5. should have read:
5.(e) Be capable of taking his/her own medication, by either self-administration, with assistance with self-administration, or by administration of medication from staff if necessary.
Paragraph 58A-5.0181(1)(o) should have read:
(o) Resident admission criteria for facilities holding an extended congregate care license are described in Rule 58A-5.030, F.A.C.
Subparagraph 58A-5.0182(6)(d)3. should have read:
3. Mmedication storage;, the delivery of services to residents by third party providers,
Paragraph 58A-5.0182(6)(g) should have read:
(g)(h) In addition to the requirements of Pursuant to Section 429.41(1)(k) 429.41, F.S., the use of physical restraints by a facility must be reviewed by the resident’s physician annually the use of physical restraints shall be limited to half-bed rails, which shall and only upon the written order of the resident’s physician, who shall review the order biannually, and the consent of the resident or the resident’s representative. Any device, including half-bed rails, which the resident chooses to use and can remove or avoid without assistance, is shall not be considered a physical restraint.
Paragraph 58A-5.019(2)(a) should have read:
(a) Within 30 days after beginning employment, newly hired staff must submit a written statement from a health care provider documenting that the individual does not have any signs or symptoms of Tuberculosis, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Scabies or any other communicable disease. The examination performed by the health care provider must have been conducted no earlier than 6 months before submission of the statement. Newly hired staff shall have 30 days to submit a statement from a health care provider, based on a examination conducted within the last six months, that the person does not have any signs or symptoms of a communicable disease including tuberculosis. Newly hired staff does not include an employee transferring without a break in service from one facility to another when the facility is under the same management or ownership.
Paragraph 58A-5.019(2)(d) should have read:
(d) An assisted living facility contracting to provide services to residents must ensure that individuals providing services are qualified to perform their assigned duties Staff provided by a staffing agency or employed by a business entity contracting to provide direct or indirect services to residents must be qualified for the position in accordance with this rule chapter. The contract between the facility and the staffing agency or contractor must shall specifically describe the services the staffing agency or contractor will provide be providing to residents.
