Florida Statute 400.18 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 400
NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

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F.S. 400.18

400.18 Closing of nursing facility.—

(1) In addition to the requirements of part II of chapter 408, the licensee also shall inform each resident or the next of kin, legal representative, or agency acting on behalf of the resident of the fact, and the proposed time, of discontinuance of operation and give at least 90 days’ notice so that suitable arrangements may be made for the transfer and care of the resident. In the event any resident has no such person to represent him or her, the licensee shall be responsible for securing a suitable transfer of the resident before the discontinuance of operation. The agency shall be responsible for arranging for the transfer of those residents requiring transfer who are receiving assistance under the Medicaid program.

(2) A representative of the agency shall be placed in a facility 30 days before the voluntary discontinuance of operation, or immediately upon the determination by the agency that the licensee is discontinuing operation or that existing conditions or practices represent an immediate danger to the health, safety, or security of the residents in the facility, to:

(a) Monitor the transfer of residents to other facilities.

(b) Ensure that the rights of residents are protected.

(d) Assist the management of the facility by advising the management on compliance with state and federal laws and rules.

(e) Recommend further action by the agency.

(3) The agency shall discontinue the monitoring of a facility pursuant to subsection (2) when:

(a) All residents in the facility have been relocated; or

(b) The agency determines that the conditions which gave rise to the placement of a representative of the agency in the facility no longer exist and the agency is reasonably assured that those conditions will not recur.

History.—s. 17, ch. 69-309; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 15, ch. 70-361; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 4, ch. 76-201; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 11, 18, ch. 80-186; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 22, ch. 82-182; ss. 25, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 58, ch. 91-282; s. 30, ch. 93-177; ss. 24, 49, ch. 93-217; s. 770, ch. 95-148; s. 69, ch. 2007-230.

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Amendments to 400.18

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 400.18

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 400.18.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 400.18

Total Results: 3

Le Credit Lyonnais, SA v. Nadd

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-09-10

Citation: 741 So. 2d 1165, 1999 WL 729066

Snippet: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, 18 AmJ. Comp.L. 396, 400. [18] § 55.502(3), Fla.Stat.; Uniform Enforcement

Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. G & J Investments Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-11-15

Citation: 541 So. 2d 1197, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 5397, 1988 WL 121467

Snippet: under the valid statutory authority of Section 400.18, Florida Statutes, which upon a voluntary or involuntary

Hollingsworth v. Arcadia Citrus Growers' Association

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1934-06-07

Citation: 165 So. 369, 122 Fla. 90, 1934 Fla. LEXIS 1964

Snippet: See: 7 American and English Encyclopedia of Law 400; 18 Cyc 910; 23 C.J. 1183, Smith's Equitable Remedies