Florida Statute 400.20 - 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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400.20 Licensed nursing home administrator required.—No nursing home shall operate except under the supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator, and no person shall be a nursing home administrator unless he or she is the holder of a current license as provided in chapter 468.

History.—s. 19, ch. 69-309; s. 18, ch. 70-361; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 242, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 28, 79, 83, ch. 83-181; s. 30, ch. 93-177; ss. 27, 49, ch. 93-217; s. 771, ch. 95-148.

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Magnolias Nursing & Convalescent Ctr. v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., Off. of Licensure & Certification, 438 So. 2d 421 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21637

...Once this essential step is taken it is clear that appellant’s contention that the law is vague and ambiguous is without merit. The basic statutory prohibition against operation of a nursing home without a licensed nursing home administrator is found in Section 400.20(1), Florida Statutes, which provides: (1) No nursing home shall operate except under the supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator, and no person shall be a nursing home administrator unless he is the holder of a current license as provided by law....

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