Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59C-1.037 - Sheltered Nursing Home Beds
(1)
Definitions.
(a) Sheltered Nursing Home Beds.
A sheltered nursing home bed is a nursing home bed within a continuing care
facility as defined under Section
651.118, F.S.
(b) Use of Sheltered Nursing Home Beds. Under
Section 651.118(7),
F.S., sheltered nursing home beds may be used for persons who are not residents
of the continuing care facility, and who are not a party to a continuing care
contract, for a period of up to five years from the date of issuance of the
initial nursing home license for sheltered beds constructed in conjunction with
the non-nursing home portion of the continuing care facility. Applicants
applying at a later time for additional sheltered nursing home beds without
increasing the number of residential units shall restrict the use of the
additional sheltered beds to continuing care residents. Applicants who are
adding additional residential units shall be allowed to apply for additional
sheltered nursing home beds not exceeding a ratio of one nursing home bed per
four residential units. Nursing home beds approved under this condition may be
used for community residents for a period of up to five years from the date of
issuance of the initial license of these beds.
(c) Nursing home beds in continuing care
facilities, which are permitted to be used for persons who are not residents of
the facility, and who are not a party to a continuing care contract, pursuant
to Section 651.118(7),
F.S. and paragraph (1)(b) of this rule, shall not be counted in the inventory
of community nursing home beds under subsection
59C-1.036(2),
F.A.C.
(2) Criteria and
Standards. In addition to meeting the applicable review criteria in Section
408.035, F.S., and the
provisions in this rule, applicants for certificates of need for sheltered
nursing home beds shall comply with the criteria and standards outlined under
Section 651.118, F.S.
(3) Data Collection and Reporting Procedures.
Within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, facilities with nursing
facility beds licensed under Chapter 400, F.S., shall report to the Agency, or
its designee, the total number of patient days which occurred in each month of
the quarter and the number of such days which were Medicaid patient days.
Continuing care providers shall submit bed utilization reports for the purpose
of determining community and sheltered nursing home bed utilization based on
historical use by residents and non-residents of the continuing care facility.
Monthly bed utilization data shall include:
(a) Total number of resident admissions
during the month.
(b) Total number
of non-resident admissions during the month.
(c) Total admissions for the month.
(d) Total resident patient days for the
month.
(e) Total non-resident
patient days for the month.
(f)
Total patient days for the month.
(g) Total Medicaid patient days for the
month.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 408.034(8), 408.15(8) FS. Law Implemented 408.034(4), 408.035 FS.
New 1-1-77, Amended 11-1-77, 6-5-79, 4-24-80, 2-1-81, 4-1-82, 11-9-82, 2-14-83, 4-7-83, 6-9-83, 6-10-83, 12-12-83, 3-5-84, 5-14-84, 7-16-84, 8-30-84, 10-15-84, 12-25-84, 4-9-85, Formerly 10-5.11, Amended 6-19-86, 11-24-86, 1-25-87, 3-2-87, 3-12-87, 8-11-87, 8-7-88, 8-28-88, 9-12-88, 4-19-89, 10-19-89, 5-30-90, 7-11-90, 8-6-90, 10-10-90, 12-23-90, Formerly 10-5.011(1)(l), 10-5.037, Amended 8-24-93, 6-25-17.
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