FL S0682

Requires nursing home facilities to confirm by a resident's 50th consecutive day whether they are candidates for home and community-based services, effective October 1, 2018.

Exempts nursing home residents who are assigned level of care 1 and have resided in a facility for 60 or more consecutive days from the long-term care managed care program, except those identified as candidates for home and community-based services.

Exempts residents receiving hospice care in nursing facilities from the long-term care managed care program, with exemptions effective the first day of the first month after meeting eligibility criteria.

Authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration to impose fines and other sanctions on managed care plans that willfully fail to comply with prompt payment provisions.

Requires managed care plans selected for new regions to offer network contracts to all nursing homes and hospices meeting credentialing requirements for the first 12 months following procurement, and to report quality or performance criteria used to exclude providers.