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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 400
Nursing Homes And Related Health Care Facilities
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Section 400.625, Florida Statutes 2000

400.625  Residency agreements.--

(1)  Each resident must be covered by a residency agreement, executed before or at the time of admission, between the provider and the resident or the resident's designee or legal representative. Each party to the contract must be provided a duplicate copy or the original agreement, and the provider must keep the residency agreement on file for 5 years after expiration of the agreement.

(2)  Each residency agreement must specify the personal care and accommodations to be provided by the adult family-care home, the rates or charges, a requirement of at least 30 days' notice before a rate increase, and any other provisions required by rule of the department.

History.--s. 11, ch. 93-209; s. 10, ch. 98-338.