Florida Emergency Rules For Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities Rejected

(November 2, 2017, 10:29 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida administrative law judge on Oct. 27 found that two emergency rules created for nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma are invalid exercises of delegated legislative authority pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 120.52(8) and that their issuance was not justified by an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare (Florida Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc. v. Agency for Health Care Administration, and Department of Elder Affairs, Nos. 17-5388RE, 17-5409RE and 17-5445RE, Fla. DOAH)....

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