Nursing Homes and Denial of Payment Remedies in the State of Florida
February 2004 Nursing Homes and Denial of Payment Remedies in the State of Florida This audit was initiated due to the general public concern with nursing home issues. Our primary focus was with the measures for enforcing nursing home compliance with quality of care standards for Medicaid beneficiaries. Due to widespread need for nursing home reform, Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. This legislation included the Nursing Home Reform Act, which ensured residents received quality care in nursing homes through the establishment of a Residents Bill of Rights and the provision of certain services to each resident . . .
