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Update Since SB 1202Update Since SB 1202

Presentation by the Agency for Presentation by the Agency for Health Care AdministrationHealth Care Administration

September/October 2002September/October 2002Agency for Health Care AdministrationDivision of Managed Care & Health Quality

Updates & Recent ActivitiesUpdates & Recent Activities

• SB 1202 Questions & Answers – Adverse Incidents

• Liability Claims and Insurance• 2002 Legislative Changes• Nursing Home Staffing• Alzheimer’s Training• Gold Seal Program

Agency for Health Care AdministrationDivision of Managed Care & Health Quality

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SB 1202 Emphasis on SB 1202 Emphasis on Adverse Incidents Adverse Incidents

• Asked Quality of Care Monitors

• Definition of Adverse Incidents• Questions and Answers

Published:February 2002May 2002


Adverse Incident DefinitionAdverse Incident Definition

Florida Statutes 400.147(5):(a) An event over which facility personnel

could exercise control and which is associated in whole or in part with the facility's intervention, rather than the condition for which such intervention occurred, and which results in one of the following:


Adverse Incident DefinitionAdverse Incident DefinitionFlorida Statutes 400.147(5)(a) continued…1. Death;2. Brain or spinal damage;3. Permanent disfigurement;4. Fracture or dislocation of bones or joints;5. A limitation of neurological, physical, or sensory

function;6. Any condition that required medical attention to

which the resident has not given his or her informed consent, including failure to honor advanced directives; or

7. Any condition that required the transfer of the resident, within or outside the facility, to a unit providing a more acute level of care due to the adverse incident, rather than the resident's condition prior to the adverse incident;



Florida Statutes 400.147(5):(b) Abuse, neglect, or exploitation as defined in

s.415.102;(c) Abuse, neglect and harm as defined in s.

39.01 ;(d) Resident elopement; or(e) An event that is reported to law enforcement.

(Note: Always defined as adverse incident regardless of facility control. See Chart 5 “Adverse Incident Reporting”.)



Q – What is the Agency’s position on reporting skin tears, bruises or fractures of unknown origin, in terms of adverse incident reporting? Is the same interpretation applied in hospitals?

A – If it meets the definition of an adverse incident pursuant to section 400.147 for nursing homes or 400.423 for assisted living facilities it must be reported. There are some differences in the definitions of adverse incidents for hospitals versus nursing homes and assisted living facilities, but each entity is expected to operate in compliance with their respective regulations.


Adverse Incident - ElopementAdverse Incident - Elopement

Q - How is “elopement” defined for the purposes of adverse incident reporting?

A - Elopement is when a resident leaves the facility without following facility policies and procedures for signing out.


Adverse Incidents – Baker ActAdverse Incidents – Baker Act

Q – Baker Act referrals and risk management reporting requirements: Does a facility have to report a call for law enforcement transportation as an adverse incident?


Adverse Incidents – Baker ActAdverse Incidents – Baker Act

A – Events reported to law enforcement for investigation are considered adverse incidents pursuant to sections 400.147(5)(e), F.S.

A call to law enforcement for something other than investigation, e.g.: transportation only, would not alone meet the definition of an adverse incident.

However, a Baker Act situation must be reviewed independently to determine if it meets one of the definitions of an adverse incident.


Adverse Incident ReportingAdverse Incident Reporting

Q – If, prior to the required report date, facility staff determine that an incident does not meet the definition of an adverse incident as specified in statute, is a report to the Agency still required?


Adverse Incident ReportingAdverse Incident ReportingA – Only those incidents that meet the definition

of an Adverse Incident must be reported to the Agency.

If the facility is able to determine that the incident does not meet the definition, prior to the required report date, then a report is not required.

However, if the facility has not yet determined if the incident meets the adverse incident definition the incident must be reported on the 1-Day report.

After the facility investigation is complete and if it is determined that the incident does not meet the definition of an adverse incident, then the facility staff may report on the 15-Day report that the incident was determined not to be an adverse incident.Agency for Health Care Administration

Division of Managed Care & Health Quality

Adverse Incident ReportAdverse Incident Report

Q – What should a facility provide in the adverse incident report?

A - All the questions on the Adverse Incident Report forms should be answered. The description of the incident should include answers to basic questions like Who, What, Where, When, Why, allows AHCA reviewers to determine appropriate action.


Adverse Incident ConfidentialityAdverse Incident Confidentiality

Q – Are a facility’s risk management and quality assurance records protected from public disclosure once they are sent to the Agency, such as with a plan of correction?

A – All documents received by the agency are considered public records unless there is a specific public record exemption in law. Only the adverse incident reports themselves are protected from public record. Any documents submitted with a plan of correction are not protected from public disclosure, however, resident unique identifying information remains protected and redacted from documents prior to the release of the records.Agency for Health Care Administration


Adverse Incident Adverse Incident ConfidentialityConfidentiality

• Adverse Incident Reports (1-Day and 15-Day) are Exempt from Public Disclosure

• The 5-Day Report of the Status of an Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation Not Specifically Exempt from Public Disclosure

• Accept the 15-Day Report by the 5th Day to Meet Federal 5-Day Requirement


Adverse IncidentsAdverse Incidents

• Role of Risk Management Process– Identification of Incidents– Affect Compliance with Regulations

• Role of Quality-of-Care Monitor– Risk Management Program– Adverse Incident Identification

• Role in the Survey Process– Regulatory Compliance Related to

Occurrences– Current Non-Compliance Except

Egregious


AHCA Annual AHCA Annual Adverse Incident ReportAdverse Incident Report

• 13,772 Adverse Incident reports processed

• 4,613 determined by facilities to be adverse incidents– 3,145 Nursing homes– 1,468 Assisted living facilities


Assisted Living Facilities

97 inspections completed

23 inspections with deficiencies (24%)

Nursing Homes445 inspections

completed72

inspections with deficiencies (16%)

Adverse Incidents OutcomesAdverse Incidents OutcomesNursing Homes

1,505 Event Required Transfer

1,030 Fracture or Dislocation

879 Abuse (Ch 415) 383 Elopement 318 Event Reported to

Law Enforcement 27 Death 21 No Consent 13 Functional

Limitation 3 Brain or Spinal Damage 2 Disfigurement


Assisted Living Facilities

926 Event Required Transfer

510 Fracture or Dislocation

261 Event Reported to Law Enforcement

214 Elopement 133 Abuse (Ch 415)

40 Death11 No Consent 1 Disfigurement

Practitioner Review Practitioner Review

• Medical Quality Assurance Investigates Practitioners for Violations of Practice Acts

• Review All Adverse Incident Reports

• Practitioners Being Investigated Receive a Copy of the Adverse Incident Report– Other Staff Names are Removed


Staff Disciplinary ActionsStaff Disciplinary ActionsReferred for Investigation: 567 Total Referred Out of 13,772 Reports 410 Certified Nursing Assistants 149 Licensed Nurses 3 Nursing Home Administrators 3 Pharmacists 2 Physical Therapist Average 5% of Referred Result in

Prosecution

361 Investigations Completed: 50 Found Probable Cause

95 Dismissed

Ten Emergency Actions Against Practitioners


Liability Claims Reported to AHCALiability Claims Reported to AHCA

• 1,123 Liability Claims Reported:- 1,050 Nursing Homes - 73 Assisted Living Facilities

• 33 Claims are for incident dates or residency dates since May 2001

• 1090 (97%) of liability claims reported for incidents or residency dates prior to May 2001, and extend as far back as 1990


Nursing Home Liability Claims Received Nursing Home Liability Claims Received by Monthby Month


Nursing Home Liability Claims Received by the Facilities

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# of Claims 74 67 92 112 223 144 94 111 56 48 63 66 49 37

6/01 7/01 8/01 9/01 10/01 11/01 12/01 1/02 2/02 3/02 4/02 5/02 6/02 7/02

Top Reasons for Claims ReportedTop Reasons for Claims Reported

Nursing Homes:

• 260 Other• 159 Death• 133 Fracture• 89 Abuse• 75 Transfer

Involved

Assisted Living:

• 13 Other• 13 Fracture• 12 Death• 10 Transfer

Involved • 4 Abuse


Other for Nursing Homes: Pressure Sores, Illness (Pneumonia, UTI), Falls, Weight

Loss (non-terminal residents), Restraints, Unnecessary Medications

Liability Insurance RequirementLiability Insurance Requirement• Insurance required for Nursing Homes and ALFs

• Recent changes for nursing homes – now require General and Professional Liability Insurance

• No Minimum coverage Amounts are Required

• No Licenses have been Denied or Revoked to Date for Failure to have Insurance since January 1, 2002

• The Risk Retention Group is working on a product to be available in September – primarily ALFs

• $6 million advance to the Risk Retention Group for capitalization of the fund


AVERAGE PERCENT OCCUPANCY IN COMMUNITY NURSING HOMES 1991 THROUGH JUNE 2001

84.0%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

94.0%

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91

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91

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91

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Nursing Home Bed OccupancyNursing Home Bed Occupancy

2002 Legislative Changes 2002 Legislative Changes AHCA Semi-annual ReportAHCA Semi-annual Report

• First report due December 30, 2002• Data reported on a monthly basis• Number of Notices of Intent to Litigate

received• Number of complaints filed with the Clerk

of the Court• Incident dates (or residency dates)• Regulatory history including:

Deficiencies cited & Nursing Home Guide informationNursing Home Watch ListFederal CMS Quality Information ProjectAgency for Health Care Administration


2002 Legislative Changes2002 Legislative Changes• Continuing Care Retirement Community

(CCRC) residents are not considered new admissions for the purposes of the moratorium on new admissions required for insufficient staffing - SB 1246 amends 651.118 (13)(CCRC must meet staffing ratios)

• Medicaid Lease Bonds for Leased Nursing Homes- Exempts certain municipal bond leases from the lease bond requirement

- Allows payment to a Medicaid overpayment fund in lieu of posting the Lease Bond

• Increase in Medicaid reimbursement to assist with cost of liability insurance


Staffing InformationStaffing Information

Since January 1, 2002:

138 facilities cited for one of the following staffing citations:

• 109 citations for failure to meet the minimum staffing standards in the statute (N063) – 11 Class IV, balance Class III– Look at multiple periods

• 49 citations for failure to have sufficient staff to meet resident needs (F353)

• 14 citations for failure to self-impose a moratorium if staffing ratio is not met for 2 consecutive days (N069) mandatory Class II deficiency

Note: Averages reported generally meet the required levels


Report Staffing InformationReport Staffing InformationNursing HomesNursing Homes

• AHCA collects semi-annual reporting of staff ratios, turnover and stability

• Next report:- Will be sent to all facilities in September, 2002- Due October 20, 2002- Anticipate on-line submission of staffing reports and monthly bed vacancy by October, 2002

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also posts staffing data on Nursing Home Compare- From the CMS 671 form (provider completes during annual survey)


Nursing Home InformationNursing Home Information

Know What Others See About Your Facility

• Reconcile Information – IDR

• Online – Federal and State • Public File • Public Information Office (850) 414-

6044


Alzheimer’s Disease TrainingAlzheimer’s Disease Training• Department of Elder Affairs Rule is finalized, mailed to

nursing homes in May - 58A-4.001(2), F.A.C.http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/doea/mark.html(see Nursing Home Alzheimer’s Training)

• Nursing Home Training Provider Certification and Curriculum Approval maintained by the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging at USF at www.fpeca.usf.edu

• Recent Questions and Answers from the Department of Elder Affairs – Attached

• Teaching Nursing Home – CD-ROM Alzheimer’s Training for LPNs – Contact LTC Unit – Richard Kelly


Legal Activity Legal Activity


• Conditional Licenses• Fines for Deficiencies• Late Fines • Fine for Failure to Report Monthly Bed

Vacancy

• Adhere to Timeframes• Informal Hearing

• 40 Facilities Eligible for a 6-month Survey Cycle

Other Legislative UpdatesOther Legislative Updates


• Medicaid Up or Out • Monitor Facilities with Lowest NH Guide

Scores• Improve or Terminate from Medicaid• Funding Cut

• Consumer Satisfaction Survey • Resident Interviews and Family

Questionnaire• Tool & Survey Questions in Rule 59A-4• Unable to Secure Contractor• Funding Cut• AHCA Still Required to Conduct Survey• Gold Seal and Nursing Home Guide

Gold Seal Award RecipientsGold Seal Award RecipientsRiver Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged, Jacksonville The Pavilion for Health Care, Penney Farms

John Knox Village Medical Center, TampaFlorida Presbyterian Homes, LakelandMemorial Manor, Pembroke Pines Menorah Manor, St. Petersburg

Presentation made byLt. Governor Brogan on July 24, 2002


Gold Seal CriteriaGold Seal Criteria


• Facility Must Be Licensed For 30 Months

• Quality of Care Standards:• Consider Past 30 Months• Top 25% In Quality of Care Rank

(LTC Unit Contact – Richard Kelly)• No Conditional Licenses• No Class I or II Deficiencies

• Free of Bankruptcy Proceedings For Past 30 Months (Including Parent Company)

Gold Seal Financial CriteriaGold Seal Financial Criteria


Meet a Combination of Financial Thresholds over Past Three Years:

• Positive Current Ratio of At Least One [current assets (due in 1 year) greater than current liabilities (cash equivalent within 1 year)]

• Positive Tangible Net Worth (total assets exceed total liabilities)

• Time Interest Earned Ratio of At Least 115%(profit margin is at least 15% of the interest expense)

Gold Seal Financial CriteriaGold Seal Financial Criteria


Note: candidates must submit audited financial statements and a one-year set of pro-forma financial statements and meet two of three thresholds on the pro-forma and

a) Two of three financial thresholds for two of the three most recent years (one of which must be the most recent year), or

b) All three thresholds for the most recent year

Gold Seal CriteriaGold Seal Criteria


• Staff StabilityTurnover Rate of Not More Than 85% A Stability Rate of At Least 50%Evidence of Efforts To Maintain Stable Workforce

• Outstanding Ombudsman Complaint History

• Evidence of Family And Community Involvement

• Targeted In-Service Training Programs

See Statute 400.235 and rule 59A-4 for Specific Requirements

Gold Seal Process Gold Seal Process


• Applications received (minimum of five)• Staff review for regulatory then financial

criteria• Ombudsman review• Initial Panel review and site visit selection• Site visits conducted• Final Panel review, site visit reports,

facility presentations, and decision regarding recommendation to Governor

• Final decision by Governor • Gold Seal Awards presented

Current Gold Seal Reviews Current Gold Seal Reviews


• Meeting July 26 in Tampa• Four Facilities Recommended• Governor’s Decision

Gold Seal BenefitsGold Seal Benefits


• Facility Marketing• Agency’s NH Guide Web-site and in the

Next Hard-copy Publication• Public Inquiries –Legislative

Future Benefits• Nursing Home Licenses• Gold Seal Facility Best Practices • Request an Extended Survey Cycle

ResourcesResources

AHCA Web Site: www.fdhc.state.fl.us• AHCA Annual Report on Adverse Incidents • Gold Seal Applications• Licensure Applications and Forms• Nursing Home Guide• Nursing Home Watch Lists• Florida Health Stats – Locate

Facilities/Providers

Long-Term Care Unit (850) 488-5861


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