Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 170 — Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

Last action — Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2025-199), SB 2514 (Ch. 2025-204)

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; Reviving, reenacting, and amending a provision relating to consumer satisfaction surveys; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop user-friendly consumer satisfaction surveys for nursing home facilities; requiring medical directors of nursing home facilities to obtain, or to be in the process of obtaining, certain qualifications by a specified date; requiring nursing home facilities to conduct biennial patient safety culture surveys; requiring nursing home facilities that maintain certain electronic health records to make available certain data to the agency’s Florida Health Information Exchange program for a specified purpose; exempting nursing homes operated by state agencies from certain financial reporting requirements, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 By the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 By the Committee on Health Policy;
the Committee on Health Policy;
and Senator Burton 588-02134-25 2025170c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the quality of care in nursing homes;
and Senator Burton 603-02910-25 2025170c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the quality of care in nursing homes;
requiring nursing home facilities to submit the results of such surveys biennially to the agency in a format specified by Page 1 of 18 CODING:
requiring nursing home facilities to submit the results of such surveys biennially to the agency in a format specified by Page 1 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 agency rule;
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 agency rule;
exempting nursing homes operated by state agencies from certain financial reporting requirements;
prohibiting nursing homes subject to certain administrative fines from being fined under a specified provision for the same violation;
exempting health care facilities from imposition of administrative fines if they have otherwise been fined for the same violation pursuant to other provisions;
requiring the agency to revise its methodology for calculating Quality Incentive Program payments;
requiring the agency to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on payments made under the Quality Incentive Program;
providing requirements for such revision;
requiring the agency to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on payments made under the Quality Page 2 of 18 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 Incentive Program;
requiring the agency to contract with a third- party vendor to conduct a comprehensive study of nursing home quality incentive programs in other states;
providing minimum requirements for the report;
requiring the agency to submit a final report on the study to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
Section 1.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 Section 1.
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(3) Employees and volunteers of the nursing home facility or of a corporation or business entity with an ownership interest in the nursing home facility are prohibited from attempting to influence a resident’s responses to the consumer satisfaction survey.
(4) The agency shall specify the protocols for conducting the consumer satisfaction surveys, ensuring survey validity, reporting survey results, and protecting the identity of individual respondents.
The agency shall make aggregated survey data available to consumers on the agency’s website pursuant to Page 3 of 15 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 (3) Employees and volunteers of the nursing home facility or of a corporation or business entity with an ownership interest in the nursing home facility are prohibited from attempting to influence a resident’s responses to the consumer satisfaction survey.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 s.
(4) The agency shall specify the protocols for conducting the consumer satisfaction surveys, ensuring survey validity, reporting survey results, and protecting the identity of individual respondents.
The agency shall make aggregated survey data available to consumers on the agency’s website pursuant to s.
The agency, or its contractor, shall specify the protocol for Page 4 of 18 CODING:
The agency, or its contractor, shall specify the protocol for conducting and reporting the consumer satisfaction surveys.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 conducting and reporting the consumer satisfaction surveys.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 400.141, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (x) is added to that subsection, to read:
Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 400.141, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (x) is Page 4 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 added to that subsection, to read:
(x) Conduct, at least biennially, a patient safety culture survey using the applicable Survey on Patient Safety Culture Page 5 of 18 CODING:
(x) Conduct, at least biennially, a patient safety culture survey using the applicable Survey on Patient Safety Culture developed by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 developed by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 Section 3.
The Nursing Home Guide must shall explain that this state offers alternative programs that allow permit qualified elderly persons to stay in their homes instead of Page 6 of 18 CODING:
The Nursing Home Guide must shall explain that this state offers alternative programs that allow permit qualified elderly persons to stay in their homes instead of being placed in nursing homes and must shall encourage interested persons to call the Comprehensive Assessment Review and Evaluation for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) Program to inquire as to whether if they qualify.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 being placed in nursing homes and must shall encourage interested persons to call the Comprehensive Assessment Review and Evaluation for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) Program to inquire as to whether if they qualify.
A list by name and address of all nursing home facilities in this state, including any prior name by which a facility was known during the previous 24-month period.
A list by name and address of all nursing home facilities in this state, including any prior name by which a Page 6 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 facility was known during the previous 24-month period.
Whether or not each facility accepts Medicare or Medicaid recipients or insurance, health maintenance organization, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Page 7 of 18 CODING:
Whether or not each facility accepts Medicare or Medicaid recipients or insurance, health maintenance organization, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, CHAMPUS program, or workers’ compensation coverage.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 CHAMPUS program, or workers’ compensation coverage.
Survey and deficiency information, including all federal and state recertification, licensure, revisit, and complaint survey information, for each facility.
Survey and deficiency information, including all federal and state recertification, licensure, revisit, and Page 7 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 complaint survey information, for each facility.
Present subsections (7) through (15) of section Page 8 of 18 CODING:
Present subsections (7) through (15) of section 408.061, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (8) through (16), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that section, to read:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 408.061, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (8) through (16), respectively, a new subsection (7) is added to that section, and subsections (5) and (6) of that section are amended, to read:
immunity.— (5) Within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, each nursing home as defined in s.
immunity.— (7)(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, the agency shall impose an administrative fine of $10,000 per violation against a nursing home or home office that fails to comply with subsection (5) or subsection (6), as applicable.
408.07, excluding nursing homes operated by state agencies, shall file with the agency, on forms adopted by the agency and based on the uniform system of financial reporting, its actual financial experience for that fiscal year, including expenditures, revenues, and statistical measures.
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Such data may be based on internal financial reports that are certified to be complete and accurate by the chief financial officer of the nursing home.
However, a nursing home’s actual financial experience shall be its audited actual experience.
This audited actual experience must include the fiscal year-end balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and statement of retained earnings and must be submitted to the agency in addition to the information filed in the uniform system of financial reporting.
The financial statements must tie to the information submitted in the uniform system of financial reporting, and a crosswalk must be submitted along with the financial statements.
(6) Within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, the home office of each nursing home as defined in s.
408.07, excluding nursing homes operated by state agencies, shall file with the agency, on forms adopted by the agency and based on the Page 9 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 uniform system of financial reporting, its actual financial experience for that fiscal year, including expenditures, revenues, and statistical measures.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 paragraph, the term “violation” means failing to file the financial report required by subsection (5) or subsection (6), as applicable, on or before the report’s due date.
Such data may be based on internal financial reports that are certified to be complete and accurate by the chief financial officer of the nursing home.
However, the home office’s actual financial experience shall be its audited actual experience.
This audited actual experience must include the fiscal year-end balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and statement of retained earnings and must be submitted to the agency in addition to the information filed in the uniform system of financial reporting.
The financial statements must tie to the information submitted in the uniform system of financial reporting, and a crosswalk must be submitted along with the audited financial statements.
(7)(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, the agency shall impose an administrative fine of $10,000 per violation against a nursing home or home office that fails to comply with subsection (5) or subsection (6), as applicable.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “violation” means failing to file the financial report required by subsection (5) or subsection (6), as applicable, on or before the report’s due date.
The agency may determine not to impose the fine’s full dollar amount upon a Page 10 of 18 CODING:
The agency may determine not to impose the fine’s full dollar amount upon a showing that the full fine is inappropriate under the circumstances.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 showing that the full fine is inappropriate under the circumstances.
enforcement.— (2) Any health care facility that refuses to file a report, fails to timely file a report, files a false report, or files an incomplete report and upon notification fails to timely file a complete report required under s.
enforcement.— (2) Unless otherwise fined pursuant to s.
408.061(7), any health care facility that refuses to file a report, fails to timely file a report, files a false report, or files an incomplete report and upon notification fails to timely file a complete report required under s.
Pursuant to rules adopted by the agency, the agency may, upon a showing of good cause, grant a one-time extension of any deadline for a health care facility to timely file a report as required by this section, s.
Pursuant to rules adopted by the agency, the agency may, upon a showing of good cause, grant a one-time extension of any deadline for a health care Page 9 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 facility to timely file a report as required by this section, s.
A facility fined under s.
408.061(7) may not be additionally fined under this subsection for the same violation.
These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement Page 11 of 18 CODING:
These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive bidding pursuant to s.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive bidding pursuant to s.
Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, lengths of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or making any other adjustments necessary to comply with the availability of moneys and any limitations or directions provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the adjustment is consistent with legislative intent.
Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, lengths of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or making any other adjustments necessary to comply with the Page 10 of 15 CODING:
(2) (b) Subject to any limitations or directions in the General Appropriations Act, the agency shall establish and implement a state Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan for nursing home care in order to provide care and services in conformance with the applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and quality and safety standards and to ensure that individuals Page 12 of 18 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 eligible for medical assistance have reasonable geographic access to such care.
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 availability of moneys and any limitations or directions provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the adjustment is consistent with legislative intent.
(2) (b) Subject to any limitations or directions in the General Appropriations Act, the agency shall establish and implement a state Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan for nursing home care in order to provide care and services in conformance with the applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and quality and safety standards and to ensure that individuals eligible for medical assistance have reasonable geographic access to such care.
Effective October 1, 2018, a prospective payment methodology shall be implemented for rate setting purposes with the following parameters:
Effective October 1, 2018, a prospective payment methodology shall be implemented for rate setting purposes with the following Page 11 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 parameters:
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(III) Operating Costs ...........................86 percent.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 (III) Operating Costs ...........................86 percent.
Quality Score Threshold to Qualify Quality for Quality Incentive Payment............................................20th ...............................percentile of included facilities.
Quality Score Threshold to Quality for Quality Incentive Payment......................................................20th ...............................percentile of included facilities.
(IV) Movable Equipment Allowance ............$8,000 per bed.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 (IV) Movable Equipment Allowance ............$8,000 per bed.
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The agency shall revise its methodology for calculating Quality Incentive Program payments to include the results of consumer satisfaction surveys conducted pursuant to s.
400.0225 as a measure of nursing home quality.
The agency shall so revise the methodology after the surveys have been in effect for an amount of time the agency deems sufficient for statistical and scientific validity as a meaningful quality measure that may be incorporated into the methodology.
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On July 1 of each year, the agency shall report to the Legislature direct and indirect care costs, including average direct and indirect care costs per resident per facility and direct care and indirect care salaries and benefits per category of staff member per facility.
On July 1 of each year, the agency shall report to the Legislature direct and indirect care costs, including average direct and indirect care costs per resident per facility and Page 13 of 15 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 direct care and indirect care salaries and benefits per category of staff member per facility.
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The total number of quality incentive metric points awarded by the agency to each facility and the number of points awarded by the agency for each individual quality metric measured.
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 170 588-02134-25 2025170c1 awarded by the agency for each individual quality metric measured.
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(1) To support and enhance quality outcomes in Florida’s nursing homes, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall contract with a third-party vendor to conduct a comprehensive study of nursing home quality incentive programs in other states.
(a) At a minimum, the study must include a detailed analysis of quality incentive programs implemented in each of Page 17 of 18 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 170 603-02910-25 2025170c2 the states examined, identify components of such programs which have demonstrably improved nursing home quality outcomes, and provide recommendations to modify or enhance this state’s existing Medicaid Quality Incentive Program based on its historical performance and trends since it was first implemented.
(b) The study must also include:
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An in-depth review of emerging and existing technologies applicable to nursing home care and an analysis of how their adoption in this state could improve quality of care and operational efficiency;
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An examination of other states’ Medicaid add-on payment structures related to the provision of ventilator care, bariatric services, and behavioral health services.
(2) The agency shall submit a final report on the study, including findings and actionable recommendations, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 1, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2025-199), SB 2514 (Ch. 2025-204)

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. In Messages

  4. Immediately certified

  5. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25

  9. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  10. CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time

  11. Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled

  13. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  14. Now in Appropriations

  15. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  16. CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  17. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  18. CS by Health Policy read 1st time

  19. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

  20. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  21. Introduced

  22. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  23. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  24. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

  25. Filed

Sponsors

  • Colleen Burton · Primary
  • Health Policy · Primary
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Primary

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Sponsors (3)

  • Burton, Colleen Republican
  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

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Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 37001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Ingoglia — Yea
Collins — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Bernard, Mack Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Republican 11000
Unaffiliated 1000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Collins — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Sharief, Barbara Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 7000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 7000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
Gaetz, Don Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 170 do?
Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; Reviving, reenacting, and amending a provision relating to consumer satisfaction surveys; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to develop user-friendly consumer satisfaction surveys for nursing home facilities; requiring medical directors of nursing home facilities to obtain, or to be in the process of obtaining, certain qualifications by a specified date; requiring nursing home facilities to conduct biennial patient safety culture surveys; requiring nursing home facilities that maintain certain electronic health records to make available certain data to the agency’s Florida Health Information Exchange program for a specified purpose; exempting nursing homes operated by state agencies from certain financial reporting requirements, etc.
Who sponsors SB 170?
SB 170 is sponsored by Burton, Colleen (Republican), Health Policy, and Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services.
What is the current status of SB 170?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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