Fla. Stat. 400.0070
Conflicts of interest
(1)
A representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program may not:Have a direct involvement in the licensing or certification of, or an ownership or investment interest in, a long-term care facility or a provider of a long-term care service.Be employed by, or participate in the management of, a long-term care facility.Receive, or have a right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation agreement with the owner or operator of a long-term care facility.(a)
Have a direct involvement in the licensing or certification of, or an ownership or investment interest in, a long-term care facility or a provider of a long-term care service.(b)
Be employed by, or participate in the management of, a long-term care facility.(c)
Receive, or have a right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation agreement with the owner or operator of a long-term care facility.(2)
Each representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program shall certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.(3)
The department, in consultation with the state ombudsman, shall define by rule:Situations that constitute a conflict of interest which could materially affect the objectivity or capacity of an individual to serve as a representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program while carrying out the purposes of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program as specified in this part.The procedure by which an individual listed in subsection (2) must certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.(a)
Situations that constitute a conflict of interest which could materially affect the objectivity or capacity of an individual to serve as a representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program while carrying out the purposes of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program as specified in this part.(b)
The procedure by which an individual listed in subsection (2) must certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.
Source:
Section 400.0070 — Conflicts of interest, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0400.0070 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).