FL S7018

Eliminates the separate limited nursing services license category and allows standard licensed assisted living facilities to provide limited nursing services directly without obtaining an additional license, effective April 1, 2011

Replaces the requirement for Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct quarterly monitoring visits for extended congregate care facilities and twice-yearly visits for limited nursing services facilities with authority for the Department of Elderly Affairs to establish monitoring frequency by rule based on factors including resident health status, compliance history, and ombudsman complaints

Establishes a quarterly monitoring fee of $75 plus $10 per resident receiving limited nursing services each quarter, adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index, instead of biennial licensing fees for limited nursing services

Requires all licensed assisted living facilities to submit electronic quarterly reports to the Agency for Health Care Administration beginning with data from January 1 through March 31, 2011, detailing resident population characteristics and types and scope of services provided

Requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to adopt rules establishing monitoring visit frequency, fee collection processes, and quarterly data submission requirements for facilities providing limited nursing services or extended congregate care services