AHCA Minimum Standards for Nursing Homes
About 16 of every 64 questions on a Florida NHA Laws and Rules practice exam come from this topic.
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What to know
AHCA's minimum standards for nursing homes, Chapter 59A-4, F.A.C., put Part II of Chapter 400 into practice. The licensee holds full legal responsibility and designates one licensed administrator, keeps a written table of organization, posts a surety bond for resident trust funds (twice the prior year's average monthly balance or $5,000, whichever is greater) and may run part of the building on a partial inactive license. Admission brings the residents' bill of rights, a contract and advance directive information, and admission may never depend on having a directive. Policies are reviewed yearly, and all staff get annual in-service on infection control, fire and disaster safety, accidents and residents' rights. Physicians see residents every 30 days for the first 90 days, then every 60 days. A Medical Director serves at most 10 homes and visits monthly. One RN is DON, with an assistant DON at a census of 121, and no one is scheduled over 16 hours in 24 for three days. Assessments are due in 14 days and care plans 7 days later. The chapter also covers pharmacy, medical records, the physical plant, fire reporting and system failures, pediatric units, geriatric outpatient clinics and the Nursing Home Guide.
Where it comes from
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.103, 59A-4.106
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.107, 59A-4.1075, 59A-4.108
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.109, 59A-4.110, 59A-4.112, 59A-4.118
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.122, 59A-4.123, 59A-4.130, 59A-4.133
- Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.1295, 59A-4.150, 59A-4.165
Try a practice question
A licensee wants to set aside part of its nursing home for an alternative use under a partial inactive license. Which part of the building does Rule 59A-4.103 allow for this?
- AAn occupied, contiguous portion of the facility
- BAny group of beds, wherever they sit in the building
- COnly a separate building on the same campus
- DOnly beds that are not certified by Medicare
Show the answer
An occupied, contiguous portion of the facility. The rule lets a licensee request inactive status for an occupied contiguous portion of the facility for an alternative use, after written Agency approval.
Fla. Admin. Code R. 59A-4.103(3)
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