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Client Alert: What Happens to a Florida Health Care Entity License that Expires During the Renewal Application?

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Most health care facility licenses in Florida are issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). This includes, but is not limited to, licenses for hospitals, home medical equipment, nursing homes,...more

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Providers May Be Required to Update Visitation Policies as No Patient Left Alone Act Set to Become Florida Law

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Senate Bill 988, known as the “No Patient Left Alone Act,” is on its way to the governor’s desk after being passed nearly unanimously by the Florida House and Florida Senate. Intended to address the negative physical and...more

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Scrutiny of Assisted Living Facilities

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On February 4th, the New York Times had an article which should give the ALF industry pause. It reported that at the request of four senators, the Government Accountability Office commissioned a two-year investigation of...more

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

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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 Nursing Home Tragedy Causes Rethinking of Disaster Preparedness

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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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Florida Emergency Power Plan Rule Requires Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities to Obtain Generators by November 15, 2017

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In response to the death of eight nursing home residents after a power failure in Hollywood, Florida during Hurricane Irma, Florida regulators recently issued emergency rules requiring the state’s nursing homes and assisted...more

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Florida Nursing Home Deaths Have Ripple Effects for Facilities Statewide

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Hurricane Irma’s wrath knocked out power to much of Florida. At one South Florida senior rehabilitation center left in the dark, the generator was not powerful enough to sustain the air conditioning system, and a portable...more

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Florida Nursing Home Pays Record Settlement to Resolve Federal Anti-Kickback Case

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In a recent case Hebrew Homes Health Network, Inc. and its former president and executive Director agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the federal anti-kickback statute. According to the...more

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