1. (1) An onsite administrative assessment must be conducted on long-term care facilities annually. The annual period for conducting an assessment is the federal reporting year, which is October 1 through September 30.
2. (2) By October 1 of each year, the district ombudsman manager (DOM), or designee, must identify all facilities within the local council’s jurisdiction.
3. (3) The assessment must focus on factors affecting residents’ rights, health, safety, and welfare as seen from the residents’ perspectives.

4. (4) At the conclusion of the assessment visit, the ombudsman should:

   1. (a) Identify the issues or concerns perceived by the residents or noted by the ombudsman;
   2. (b) Identify those issues or concerns that were addressed or corrected by facility staff during the assessment visit;
   3. (c) Identify those issues or concerns that remain to be addressed or corrected;
   4. (d) Conduct an exit consultation with the facility administrator, or administrator designee, to discuss the issues or concerns and make recommendations for improvement, if any; and,
   5. (e) Submit the assessment to the DOM, or designee, after completing the exit consultation.

Rulemaking Authority 400.0071 FS. Law Implemented 400.0060(1), 400.0071, 400.0074 FS. History–New 8-1-12, Amended 7-4-17.