After a dozen residents died in a Hollywood, Fla., nursing home during Hurricane Irma, the state passed new rules requiring backup generators capable of keeping the air conditioning blowing if the power went out.
But the state healthcare agency — which regulates institutions like nursing homes and assisted living facilities — may not inspect all the generators before storm season starts and the mandates take effect June 1, according to an article on The Miami Herald website.
The Agency for Healthcare Administration has no plans to change its existing schedule for license reviews, which sees facilities inspected once every two years, according to a source.
That means some generators won’t be inspected by AHCA before the storm season starts or possibly even before the season after that. There are nearly 3,800 nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the state.
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