The deadline is November 15, 2017

In response to the death of eight nursing home residents after a power failure in Hollywood, Florida during Hurricane Irma, Florida regulators recently issued emergency rules requiring the state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have and maintain backup generators and alternate fuel for power emergencies. However, due to the current high demand for generators in Florida and other barriers to compliance, many nursing homes and assisted living facilities are finding it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to comply with the state’s emergency power plan rule by the November 15, 2017 deadline. Read More >>