Florida Statute 400.0070 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 400
NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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F.S. 400.0070

400.0070 Conflicts of interest.—

(1) A representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program may not:

(a) Have a direct involvement in the licensing or certification of, or an ownership or investment interest in, a long-term care facility or a provider of a long-term care service.

(b) Be employed by, or participate in the management of, a long-term care facility.

(c) Receive, or have a right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation agreement with the owner or operator of a long-term care facility.

(2) Each representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program shall certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.

(3) The department, in consultation with the state ombudsman, shall define by rule:

(a) Situations that constitute a conflict of interest which could materially affect the objectivity or capacity of an individual to serve as a representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program while carrying out the purposes of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program as specified in this part.

(b) The procedure by which an individual listed in subsection (2) must certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.

History.—s. 8, ch. 2006-121; s. 7, ch. 2015-31; s. 45, ch. 2016-10.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 400.0070

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 400.0070

Total Results: 3

Northwood Associates, LLC v. Michael Ertel, in his official capacity as Secretary of State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-01-21T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Opportunity excluded “State of Florida Lease No. 400:0070” from the prohibition. In Count I of its

Provus v. Provus

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1950-02-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 44 So. 2d 656

Snippet: net income for the year 1946 was the sum of $16,400.70 and for the year 1947 the further net sum of $18,647.37

Tampa & Jacksonville Railway Co. v. Trammell

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1915-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 70 Fla. 409, 70 So. 400

Snippet: Improvement Fund Cockrell 19 November 1915 70 So. 400, 70 Fla. 409 A. F. Odlin and N. B. K. Pettingill,