Summary


Section 633.022, F.S., requires each nursing home licensed under part II of Chapter 400, F.S., to be protected throughout by an approved supervised automatic sprinkler system no later than December 31, 2010. This date represents an extension from the previous date of December 31, 2008. The Chapter directs the Department to provide assistance to nursing homes through the State Fire Marshal Fire Protection Loan Guarantee Program. The deadline for submission of an application to participate in the loan guarantee program was also extended by statute to July 1, 2009. The rule amendment makes the rule consistent with the amended statutes.