Florida Statutes 429.81 – Residency agreements
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 429.81
- Adult family-care home: means a full-time, family-type living arrangement, in a private home, under which a person who owns or rents the home provides room, board, and personal care, on a 24-hour basis, for no more than five disabled adults or frail elders who are not relatives. See Florida Statutes 429.65
- Agency: means the Agency for Health Care Administration. See Florida Statutes 429.65
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- personal care: includes individual assistance with or supervision of the activities of daily living and the self-administration of medication, and other similar services. See Florida Statutes 429.65
- Provider: means a person who is licensed to operate an adult family-care home. See Florida Statutes 429.65
- Resident: means a person receiving room, board, and personal care in an adult family-care home. See Florida Statutes 429.65
(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 agency.