TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (The News Service of Florida) - The incoming administration of Governor elect Ron DeSantis may tinker with one of Governor Rick Scott's signature acts, pushed in response to Hurricane Irma.
The law requires long-term care providers to have generators and a 72-hour supply of fuel on site.
But Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeanette Nunez said that may need to be re-examined because a large number have been unable to meet the deadlines.
Long-term care facilities were required to have submitted and implemented their plans by June first, but only 59 percent have met the requirements.
"I know there was some concern, both at the House level and I suspect at the Senate level, in terms of the reality of those, especially on the ALF side, being able to come to fruition," said Nunez.
Governor Scott first issued the rules through an emergency order following the deaths of as many as 12 residents of The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills.
The deaths came after the nursing home lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma last year.
