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HB 1057FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Proposed Changes to Assisted Living Facility Regulations

Original title: Assisted Living Facilities

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have altered operational requirements for assisted living facilities and expanded the types of medication assistance staff could provide, directly impacting facility management and the daily care services available to residents.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Assisted living facility operators

Operators would have faced new reporting timelines, staffing rule changes, and requirements to provide specific facility data to the state.

Assisted living facility residents

Residents would have seen changes in the scope of medication assistance provided by staff and the availability of facility information online.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill proposed updates to Florida's assisted living facility regulations, including changes to staffing requirements, incident reporting timelines, and medication assistance tasks. It also aimed to expand the information facilities must provide to the state's consumer information website.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Would this bill have changed how quickly facilities report accidents?
Yes, it would have extended the reporting deadline for s from 1 business day to 5 business days.
What new tasks could staff perform under this bill?
Staff would have been authorized to assist residents with dialing prefilled insulin pens and attaching new needles to them.
What information would facilities be required to share online?
Facilities would need to provide details such as license type, occupancy levels, accepted payment methods, and availability of nurses.

Why It Matters

The bill would have altered operational requirements for assisted living facilities and expanded the types of medication assistance staff could provide, directly impacting facility management and the daily care services available to residents.

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

REES & ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED

on behalf of CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ASSOCIATION

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JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC

on behalf of JAMIE'S PLACE

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Discoveries

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Deregulation of Staffing

The bill sought to reduce administrative burdens on facilities by removing minimum staffing requirements for nursing services when no residents require those specific services.

Connected Entities

Sources

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Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
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  • Controversy20
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz10
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