Florida regulators review power restoration issues after 2017 storms
By Jim Saunders – The News Service of Florida https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2018/06/20/florida-regulators-review-power-restoration-issues.htm After Hurricane Irma knocked out power to millions of Floridians, state regulators Tuesday took up a draft report about preparing for future …
LeadingAge: Emergency Generator Power Plan Consumer-Friendly Summary Templates
The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has just released sample templates for your use in submitting your emergency power plans to the local emergency operations office. You may access …
The Florida Legislature Ratifies ALF Generator Requirements
The Florida House recently ratified the the Department of Elder Affairs proposed generator rule. This will allow the Rule to take effect. All ALFs have to obtain an alternate power …
LeadingAge: LEGISLATURE PASSES LEGISLATION RATIFYING NURSING HOME GENERATOR RULES
This week, the Florida Legislature passed legislation ratifying the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) rules requiring nursing homes to have generators and 72-hour fuel supplies on site by July …
Generator Rules Await Legislative Action
Source: News Service of Florida, February 13, 2018 TALLAHASSEE – With time ticking on this year’s session, it’s not clear if Gov. Rick Scott is going to convince the Florida Legislature …
Florida Associations Drop Generator Rule Challenges
Source: McKnight’s Senior Living, January 24, 2018. By: Lois A. Bowers, Senior Editor Associations representing assisted living operators in Florida have agreed to drop their legal challenges to a rule requiring them …
Generator Rule Will Cost Florida ALFs $280 Million
The Department of Elder Affairs estimates that Florida’s proposed generator rule will cost assisted living communities more than $280 million in total; with a cost to individual facilities ranging from …
LAW360: Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Nursing Home Generator Rule
By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami (October 19, 2017, 8:59 PM EDT) — A Florida appeals court on Thursday denied three petitions requesting review of an emergency rule giving nursing homes …
LAW360: Fla. Nursing Home Generator Rule May Be Untenable, For Now
By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami (October 12, 2017, 8:57 PM EDT) — After the deaths of 14 residents in a nursing home caused by power outages in the wake of …