Florida Statutes Part II - Nursing Home Administration (Ss. 468.1635-468.1756)
- 468.1635 - Purpose.
The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every nursing home administrator practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe...
- 468.1645 - Administrator License Required.
(1) No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the management of a nursing home administrator who holds a currently valid license,...
- 468.1655 - Definitions.
As used in this part:(1) “Board” means the Board of Nursing Home Administrators.(2) “Department” means the Department of Health.(3) “Nursing home administrator” means a person who is licensed...
- 468.1665 - Board Of Nursing Home Administrators; Membership; Appointment; Terms.
(1) The Board of Nursing Home Administrators is created within the department and shall consist of seven members, to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed...
- 468.1675 - Board Headquarters.
The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-227; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 16, 17, ch....
- 468.1685 - Powers And Duties Of Board And Department.
It is the function and duty of the board, together with the department, to:(1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions...
- 468.1695 - Licensure By Examination.
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a nursing home administrator shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The examination shall be...
- 468.1705 - Licensure By Endorsement; Temporary License.
(1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting a fee set by the board...
- 468.1715 - Renewal Of License.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal...
- 468.1725 - Inactive Status.
(1) The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements as a condition of reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license may...
- 468.1735 - Provisional License.
The board may establish by rule requirements for issuance of a provisional license. A provisional license shall be issued only to fill a position of...
- 468.1745 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) No person shall:(a) Practice nursing home administration unless the person holds an active license to practice nursing home administration.(b) Use the name or title “nursing home administrator”...
- 468.1755 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Violation of any provision of s. 456.072(1) or...
- 468.1756 - Statute Of Limitations.
An administrative complaint may only be filed pursuant to s. 456.073 for an act listed in s. 468.1755(1)(c)-(q) within 4 years from the time of...
Last modified: September 23, 2016