ECC - Records

How AHCA classifies it

Florida classifies each deficiency under section 429.19, Florida Statutes: Class I (imminent danger), Class II (direct threat), Class III (indirect or potential threat) and Class IV (minor, paperwork-level). Class III is by far the most common.

Where it is cited

What the requirement says

AHCA’s requirement text as it appears on the inspection report, verbatim.

59A-36.021(8) RECORDS. (8) RECORDS. In addition to the records required in rule 59A-36.015, F.A.C., a facility providing extended congregate care services must maintain the following: (a) The service plans for each resident receiving extended congregate care services; (b) The nursing progress notes for each resident receiving nursing services from the facility's staff; (c) Nursing assessments; and, (d) The facility's extended congregate care policies and procedures. 429.07 (3)(b), FS 3. A facility that is licensed to provide extended congregate care services shall maintain a written progress report on each person who receives such nursing services from the facility's staff which describes the type, amount, duration, scope, and outcome of services that are rendered and the general status of the resident's health. A registered nurse, or appropriate designee, representing the agency shall visit the facility at least twice a year to monitor residents who are receiving extended congregate care services and to determine if the facility is in compliance with this part, part II of chapter 408, and relevant rules. One of the visits may be in conjunction with the regular survey. The monitoring visits may be provided through contractual arrangements with appropriate community agencies. A registered nurse shall serve as part of the team that inspects the facility. The agency may waive one of the required yearly monitoring visits for a facility that has: a. Held an extended congregate care license for at least 24 months; b. No class I or class II violations and no uncorrected class III violations; and c. No ombudsman council complaints that resulted in a citation for licensure.