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Florida Emergency Power Plan Rule Requires Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities to Obtain Generators

By Jessica Captain Novick and Maureen Furino on October 17, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

The deadline is November 15, 2017 In response to the death of eight nursing home residents after a power failure in Hollywood, Florida during Hurricane Irma, Florida regulators recently issued emergency rules requiring the state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have and maintain backup generators and alternate fuel for power emergencies. However, due to … Continue Reading

Amendment 7 Stands Its Ground Against the Federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

By Jessica Captain Novick on February 21, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

It is well known in Florida that Article X, Section 25 of the Florida Constitution (Amendment 7) provides patients with access to any adverse medical incident report (even involving other patients) created by healthcare providers. This has been an ongoing issue for providers in the state, given that the Federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Continue Reading

There is No Such Thing as a “Free” Urine Test

By Jessica Captain Novick and David L. Schick on May 22, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized

On May 5, 2014, in Ameritox, Ltd. v. Millennium Labs., Inc., [No. 8:11-cv-775-T-24-TBM], 2014 WL 1779267 (M.D. Fla. May 5, 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted in part and denied in part a motion for partial summary judgment as to the issue of whether the provision of free point-of-care … Continue Reading