HB 799 Summary: Transitional Living Facilities

• Creates Part XI of Chapter 400, Florida Statutes to establish comprehensive licensure and regulatory requirements for transitional living facilities serving persons with brain or spinal cord injuries.

• Requires facilities to obtain state licensure from the Agency for Health Care Administration with a license fee of $4,588 plus $90 per-bed per biennium, and mandates accreditation within 12 months of initial licensure.

• Establishes client rights and protections including safe environments, comprehensive treatment plans, informed consent, unrestricted communication, property management, and grievance procedures with restrictions on retaliation.

• Specifies detailed requirements for medication administration, staff training and background screening, infection control, emergency management planning, restraint and seclusion protocols (limited to emergency situations with 24-hour maximum duration), and reporting of abuse or neglect incidents.

• Classifies violations into four categories with corresponding administrative fines ranging from $100-$10,000 depending on violation severity and whether deficiencies are isolated, patterned, or widespread; applies receivership provisions and requires interagency information sharing through electronic registries.