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2002 Florida Code
TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 400 NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES  
PART I LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES: OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM (ss. 400.0060-400.0091)
400.0060   Definitions.

400.0060  Definitions.--When used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

(1)  "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(2)  "Long-term care facility" means a skilled nursing facility, nursing facility, assisted living facility, adult family-care home, board and care facility, or any other similar adult care center.

(3)  "Office" means the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

(4)  "Ombudsman" means the individual designated to head the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

(5)  "Resident" means an individual 60 years of age or older who resides in a long-term care facility.

(6)  "Secretary" means the Secretary of Elderly Affairs.

History.--ss. 1, 30, ch. 93-177; s. 4, ch. 95-210.

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