Members,
We wanted to share an article from McKnight's Senior Living News on our recent rule challenge. McKnight's has posted the article its home page (http://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/), sent it out as part of its daily newsletter with approximately 20,000 subscribers, and will share it on its Twitter account (@_McKnightsSL).
We're sharing a preview of the article below. Please click Read More for the entire piece.
McKnight's Senior Living
August 13, 2017
Proposed rule burdens operators, hurts residents, Florida Argentum says
Officials with Florida Argentum have filed a legal challenge to a proposed rule that they say would financially burden assisted living operators in the Sunshine State and have several negative effects on residents and their families while not recognizing differences between assisted living and skilled nursing.
The case relates to HB 1001, also known as the Assisted Living Reform Bill, which was passed in 2015 and is undergoing a rulemaking process before some of its provisions can go into effect.
The matter is important to operators across the country, Florida Argentum President and CEO Gail Matillo told McKnight's Senior Living, because Florida is a bellwether state with one of the highest numbers of assisted living communities.
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