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Florida House Bill H0797

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14-A bill to be entitled 1
15-An act relating to veteran and spouse nursing home 2
16-beds; creating s. 296.415, F.S.; authorizing certain 3
17-licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to 4
18-designate or alter the designation of certain beds as 5
19-veteran and spouse nursing home beds if specific 6
20-criteria are met; authorizing the executive director 7
21-of the Department of Veterans' Affairs to approve such 8
22-requests if specific criteria are met; author izing the 9
23-department to adopt rules; amending s. 408.036, F.S.; 10
24-specifying conditions under which certain state 11
25-veterans' nursing homes or certain licensed skilled 12
26-nursing facilities are exempt from having to receive a 13
27-certificate of need from the Agency f or Health Care 14
28-Administration; providing an effective date. 15
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30-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32- Section 1. Section 296.415, Florida Statutes, is created 19
33-to read: 20
34- 296.415 Veteran and spouse nursing home beds. — 21
35- (1) A licensed skilled nursing facility located on the 22
36-campus of a nonprofit retirement community that is exempt from 23
37-taxation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and 24
38-provides housing exclusively for veterans, their spouses, and 25
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15+A bill to be entitled 2
16+An act relating to veteran and spouse nursing home 3
17+beds; creating s. 296.4 15, F.S.; authorizing certain 4
18+licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to 5
19+designate or alter the designation of certain beds as 6
20+veteran and spouse nursing home beds if specific 7
21+criteria are met; authorizing the executive director 8
22+of the Department of Veteran Affairs to approve such 9
23+requests if specific criteria are met ; authorizing the 10
24+department to adopt rules; amending s. 408.036, F.S.; 11
25+specifying conditions under which certain state 12
26+veterans' nursing homes or certain licensed skilled 13
27+nursing facilities are exempt from having to receive a 14
28+certificate of need from the Agency for Health Care 15
29+Administration; providing an effective date. 16
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31+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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33+ Section 1. Section 296.421, Florida Statutes, is created 20
34+to read: 21
35+ 296.415 Veteran and spouse nursing home beds. — 22
36+ (1) A licensed skilled nursing facility located on the 23
37+campus of a nonprofit retirement community that is exempt from 24
38+taxation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and 25
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51-surviving spouses may requ est to designate certain beds or alter 26
52-the designation of certain beds as veteran and spouse nursing 27
53-home beds if: 28
54- (a) The residents who will be admitted meet the criteria 29
55-of s. 296.36. 30
56- (b) The beds will be operated in accordance with the 31
57-United States Department of Veteran Affairs Community Nursing 32
58-Home Program. 33
59- (2)(a) The director may approve a request to designate or 34
60-alter the designation of veteran and spouse nursing home beds if 35
61-the request complies with the requirements of subsection (1) and 36
62-ss. 296.35, 296.36, 296.37, and 296.41. 37
63- (b) The department may adopt rules to implement this 38
64-section. 39
65- Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 40
66-408.036, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (n) is 41
67-added to that section, to read: 42
68- 408.036 Projects subject to review; exemptions. — 43
69- (3) EXEMPTIONS.—Upon request, the following projects are 44
70-subject to exemption from subsection (1): 45
71- (f) For state veterans' nursing homes operated by or on 46
72-behalf of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affai rs in 47
73-accordance with part II of chapter 296 for which at least 50 48
74-percent of the construction cost is state or federally funded 49
75-and for which the Federal Government pays a per diem rate not to 50
51+provides housing exclusively for veterans, their spouses, and 26
52+surviving spouses may reques t to designate certain beds or alter 27
53+the designation of certain beds as veteran and spouse nursing 28
54+home beds if: 29
55+ (a) The residents who will be admitted meet the criteria 30
56+of s. 296.36. 31
57+ (b) The beds will be operated in accordance with the 32
58+United States Department of Veteran Affairs Community Nursing 33
59+Home Program. 34
60+ (2)(a) The director may approve a request to designate or 35
61+alter the designation of veteran and spouse nursing home beds if 36
62+the request complies with the requirements of subsection (1) and 37
63+ss. 296.35, 296.36, 296.37 , and 296.41. 38
64+ (b) The department may adopt rules to implement this 39
65+section. 40
66+ Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 41
67+408.036, Florida Statutes , is amended, and paragraph (n) is 42
68+added to that section, to read: 43
69+ 408.036 Projects subject to review; exemptions. — 44
70+ (3) EXEMPTIONS.—Upon request, the following projects are 45
71+subject to exemption from subsection (1): 46
72+ (f) For state veterans' nursing homes operated by or on 47
73+behalf of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs in 48
74+accordance with part II of chapter 296 for which at least 50 49
75+percent of the construction cost is state or federally funded 50
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88-exceed one-half of the cost of the veterans' care in such stat e 51
89-nursing homes. These beds shall not be included in the nursing 52
90-home bed inventory. 53
91- (n) For the consolidation or combination of licensed 54
92-skilled nursing facilities or the transfer of beds between 55
93-licensed skilled nursing facilities which are for the sol e use 56
94-of veterans, their spouses, or surviving spouses in accordance 57
95-with s. 296.415. The original licensed skilled nursing facility 58
96-must have a shared controlling interest in the receiving 59
97-licensed skilled nursing facility, and the site of the receiving 60
98-licensed skilled nursing facility may not be located more than 61
99-100 miles from the site of the original licensed skilled nursing 62
100-facility. 63
101- Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 64
88+and for which the Federal Government pays a per diem rate not to 51
89+exceed one-half of the cost of the veterans' care in such state 52
90+nursing homes. These beds shall not be included in the nursing 53
91+home bed inventory. 54
92+ (n) For the consolidation or combination of licensed 55
93+skilled nursing facilities or the transfer of beds between 56
94+licensed skilled nursing facilities which are for the sole use 57
95+of veterans, their spouses, or surviving spouses in accordance 58
96+with s. 296.415. The original licensed skilled nursing facility 59
97+must have a shared controlling interest in the receiving 60
98+licensed skilled nursing facility, and the site of the receiving 61
99+licensed skilled nursing facility may not be located more than 62
100+100 miles from the site of the original licensed skilled nursing 63
101+facility. 64
102+ Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 65