Florida Statute 400.0071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 400
NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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400.0071 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program complaint procedures.—The department, in consultation with the state ombudsman, shall adopt rules implementing state and local complaint procedures. The rules must include procedures for receiving, investigating, identifying, and resolving complaints concerning the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents.

History.—s. 28, ch. 75-233; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 9, ch. 77-401; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 7, 12, ch. 80-198; ss. 4, 6, ch. 81-184; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 4, ch. 82-46; ss. 36, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; ss. 16, 29, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 49, ch. 93-217; s. 126, ch. 2000-349; s. 46, ch. 2000-367; s. 24, ch. 2002-223; s. 9, ch. 2006-121; s. 8, ch. 2015-31.

Note.—Former s. 400.311.

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Yeoman v. CILB, 919 So. 2d 542 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 3487856

misdemeanors, or lack of civil rights. See, e.g., § 400.071(3), Fla. Stat. (2004) (nursing home license);

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1997).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Statutes (1991), which regulated nursing homes.1 Section 400.071(3), Florida Statutes (1991), required applicants

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Brookwood-Jackson Cnty. Convalescent Ctr. v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 591 So. 2d 1085 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 97

need for the licensed facility or service. Section 400.071(7), Florida Statutes (1987), provides in part:

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