Florida Statute 400.118 - 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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400.118 Quality assurance; early warning system; monitoring; rapid response teams.—

(1) The agency shall establish an early warning system to detect conditions in nursing facilities that could be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of residents. The early warning system shall include, but not be limited to, analysis of financial and quality-of-care indicators that would predict the need for the agency to take action pursuant to the authority set forth in this part.

(2) The agency shall also create teams of experts that can function as rapid response teams to visit nursing facilities identified through the agency’s early warning system. Rapid response teams may visit facilities that request the agency’s assistance. The rapid response teams shall not be deployed for the purpose of helping a facility prepare for a regular survey.

History.—s. 10, ch. 99-394; s. 17, ch. 2000-263; s. 18, ch. 2001-45; s. 38, ch. 2009-223.

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Cases Citing Statute 400.118

Total Results: 4

Florida Hosp. Waterman, Inc. v. Buster

932 So. 2d 344, 2006 WL 566084

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 2006 | Docket: 1285604

Cited 10 times | Published

Stat. (2005) (reports of disciplinary actions); § 400.118, Fla. Stat. (2005) (quality assurance nursing

1620 Health Partners, LC v. Fluitt

830 So. 2d 935, 2002 WL 31557951

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 20, 2002 | Docket: 1516828

Cited 5 times | Published

action for any purpose by the opposing party." Section 400.118, which provides for a quality assurance monitoring

TAMPA MEDICAL ASSOCS. v. Estate of Torres

903 So. 2d 259, 2005 WL 1225437

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2005 | Docket: 1258020

Cited 4 times | Published

admissible as evidence in court." § 400.147(4). Section 400.118 requires the Agency for Health Care Administration

AVANTE VILLA AT JACKSONVILLE v. Breidert

958 So. 2d 1031, 2007 WL 1593242

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2007 | Docket: 1734928

Cited 3 times | Published

eliminating guaranteed privileges such as section 400.118, Florida Statutes (2005), which covers quality

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