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Emergency Rule Florida

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court Rejects Healthcare Facility’s Use of Emergency Purpose Exception

The Middle District of Florida recently held that a defendant cannot invoke the “emergency purposes” exception to the TCPA if the defendant continues to send messages after the plaintiff has instructed the defendant to stop. ...more

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Florida Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs Clarifying Its COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Law

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On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 1B into law, imposing a series of requirements on employers in the Sunshine State who seek to impose COVID-19 vaccination mandates on their workforce. The...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Florida Issues Emergency Rule and Additional Guidance Regarding Vaccine Mandate Exemption Law

The Florida Department of Legal Affairs has issued an emergency rule and other additional guidance regarding the recently enacted House Bill HB-1B, which, among other things, requires private employers who mandate COVID-19...more

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Notice to Owners and Developers of Affordable Housing (FHFC Emergency Rule 67ER20-1)

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If you are an owner or developer of affordable housing, we wanted to be sure you are aware of Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s (“FHFC”) Emergency Rule 67ER20-1, which creates incentives for owners of developments that do...more

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Florida Board of Pharmacy Adopts Emergency Rule Excusing Off-Site Consultant Pharmacists from Conducting Monthly Visits to...

Like many states, Florida requires consultant pharmacists to conduct on-site monthly visits to the facilities to which they provide pharmacy services. The visits are required for Modified Class IIB Pharmacy Permits, Special...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

AHCA Sees the Light on Nursing Home Generator Rule, Unplugging Challenge

After Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, a nursing home in South Florida lost power, and several residents of that nursing home died allegedly as the result of increased temperatures caused by the loss of air...more

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Florida Argentum Reports That Appeals Court Strikes Down Emergency Stay in Generator Case

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Florida Argentum reports that the Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued a response to its motion filed last week and determined that an “automatic stay” of the Division of Administrative Hearings’ Final Order...more

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Emergency Stay in Generator Case

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Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued a response to Florida Argentum’s motion filed last week and determined that an “automatic stay” of the Division of Administrative Hearings’ Final Order invalidating Emergency...more

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Positive Ruling On Generator Rules May Not Protect Owners In The Short Term

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Notwithstanding what we consider a well-reasoned and proper ruling by an Administrative Law Judge against Governor Scott’s emergency rule on generators and fuel, cautious senior living facility owners may still want to submit...more

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Florida Administrative Law Judge Invalidates Governor’s Executive Order Mandating Generators for Senior Housing Facilities

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Last week, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against the governor and state agencies regulating senior housing communities, finding that the controversial emergency order did not address a true emergency and as written was...more

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Florida Nursing Home Tragedy Causes Rethinking of Disaster Preparedness

The recent tragedy in which 12 Florida nursing home residents died when the facility lost power during Hurricane Irma is causing government officials to rethink disaster planning....more

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State of Florida Provides Additional Guidance on New Generator Obligation for Senior Living Facilities

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Florida Argentum has worked with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) to obtain clarification on several matters with respect to Governor Scott’s emergency...more

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection Adopts Emergency Rule Imposing New Notice Requirements

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In response to the storm-related sewage and sinkhole-related discharges at the Mosaic facility in Mulberry, Florida, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published two rulemaking notices on September 27, both...more

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