LSLE’s Resource Center promotes an understanding of senior living care and services by sharing resources that govern Assisted Living and Long Term Care licensure, policy, and operations in Florida. LSLE assembles authoritative sources promoting quality improvement, continuing education, and regulatory compliance.
If there’s a non-proprietary, not for profit, open-source academic, or government entity producing material that would benefit the senior living care and services community, contact Lee Ann Griffin at [email protected] for consideration of inclusion.
Florida Statutes
All Chapters of the Florida Statutes may be found at Online Sunshine, the official site of the Florida Legislature.
Florida Administrative Code
Section 59A-4, FAC (Minimum Standards for Nursing Homes – AHCA)
Section 59A-35, FAC (Health Care Licensing Procedures – AHCA)
Section 59A-36, FAC (Assisted Living Facilities – AHCA)
Section 64B9, FAC (Board of Nursing – DOH)
Section 64B-10, FAC (Board of Nursing Home Administrators – DOH)
Section 64E-11, FAC (Food Hygiene – DOH)
Section 64E-12, FAC (Community Based Residential Standards – DOH)
Section 69A-40, FAC (Uniform Firesafety Standards for ALFs – DFS)
Design and Construction Standards
Florida Building Code, 8th Edition – refer to Chapter 4, Section 464.4.1
The 8th Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Building is a fully integrated publication that updates the 7th Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Building using the latest changes to the 2021 International Building Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide. Effective Date: December 31, 2023
Fire Safety Standards
Florida Fire Prevention Code Eighth Edition (2023), Annex A 3.3.81 Evacuation Capability
The Florida Fire Prevention Code is adopted by the State Fire Marshal at three-year intervals as required by Chapter 633.202, Florida Statutes. This complex set of fire code provisions are enforced by the local fire official within each county, municipality, and special fire district in the state.
Physical Plant
Residential Group Care, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health
Section 64E-12, Community Based Residential Facilities, FAC
Mental Health
Resource Center, Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
National Institute of Mental Health
Infection Prevention and Control
Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Infection Prevention Training for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Infection Control Training, Florida Department of Health
Nutrition
USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020 – 2025
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans featured recommendations developed and released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS).
Dietary Reference Intakes (Institute of Medicine 2019)
These documents are issued by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. The Food and Nutrition Board addresses issues of safety, quality, and adequacy of the food supply; establishes principles and guidelines of adequate dietary intake; and renders authoritative judgments on the relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health.
Food Service Hygiene
Chapter 381.006, Environmental Health, Florida Statutes
(Describes the DOH Group Care Facilities function and incorporates ALFs)
Section 64-11, Food Hygiene, FAC
Section 64E-12, Community Based Residential Facilities, FAC
Group Care Facilities, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health
Food Safety and Sanitation, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health
Food Safety and Sanitation County Contacts
Food Code 2013 (scroll down to 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code)
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Resources, Agency for Health Care Administration
Nursing Home Incident Command System, California Association of Health Facilities
ALF Minimum Core Training Curriculum, AHCA Form 3180-1038
Syllabus for LSLE’s ALF Administrator Core Training Program
Florida
Adverse Incident Reporting System, Agency for Health Care Administration (see Single Sign On Portal – Adverse Incident
Reporting (Log-in and Registration) )
ALF Administrator Core Competency Test, The MacDonald Research Institute
Assisted Living Facility Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration
ASPEN Regulation Set (select A-4.13), Agency for Health Care Administration
Background Screening Clearinghouse, Agency for Health Care Administration
Environmental Health Inspection, Residential Group Care, Department of Health
FloridaDisaster.org, Division of Emergency Management
Florida HealthFinder, Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Department of Elder Affairs
Florida Medicaid Web Portal, Agency for Health Care Administration
National
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nursing Home Resource Center, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services