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Fla. Stat. § 400.215 (2025)

Personnel screening requirement.

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400.215 Personnel screening requirement.—
(1) The agency shall require level 2 background screening for personnel as required in s. 408.809(1)(e) pursuant to chapter 435 and s. 408.809.
(2) The agency shall, as allowable, reimburse nursing facilities for the cost of conducting background screening as required by this section. This reimbursement is not subject to any rate ceilings or payment targets in the Medicaid Reimbursement plan.
History.—s. 2, ch. 98-248; s. 16, ch. 99-394; s. 96, ch. 2000-318; s. 72, ch. 2000-349; s. 10, ch. 2004-267; s. 28, ch. 2006-197; s. 6, ch. 2010-114.

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