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New Florida Emergency Power Rule for Nursing Homes Moves Forward Despite Obstacles
12/21/2017 12:00:00 AM
In the days after Hurricane Irma struck Florida on Sept. 10, the number of utility customers without power in Florida alone reached a maximum of 5.87 million. Neighboring Georgia ultimately saw 1.4 million without power, as well.
As if the hurricane wasn’t bad enough, September remained hot following Irma. Sept. 23 recorded the month’s highest temperature at 94 degrees according to the National Weather Service. The average high temperature was 90.5 degrees, with 22 days hitting a high of 90 degrees or above.
All of this added to the misery of the power outages in the wake of Irma. For some of the frailest, though, the high temperatures proved too much to endure. On Oct. 9, CNN reported two additional deaths of former residents of a nursing home in Hollywood, Fla. In the days following Irma, the nursing home did not have the ability to provide climate control due to a lack of electric power, and 14 residents succumbed to the sweltering heat — eight by Sept. 13.
In response, Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an emergency rule on Sept. 16 requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities (ALFs) to submit a plan within 45 days (Oct. 31) — and implement that plan with 60 days (Nov. 15) — for acquiring an emergency power system that would allow it to keep ambient temperatures at or below 80 degrees F for at least 96 hours in the event of a power outage. On Oct. 12, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) announced that nursing homes facing compliance hurdles outside of their control could request a variance from AHCA that would give them additional time to comply. On Dec. 1, AHCA announced that 2365 nursing homes had either submitted plans or reported being in compliance with the emergency rule.
AHCA as well as the Department of Elder Affairs, which has oversight of ALFs affected by the rule, held hearings on Dec. 5 to give all interested parties the opportunity to weigh in on the rule. Generac Industrial Power was in attendance with the Power Trip Experience trailer, as were representatives from Generac Industrial Power dealers ACF Standby Systems and Genset Services. Hearing attendees representing affected nursing homes and assisted living centers were given the opportunity to meet with Generac experts to discuss how Generac Industrial Power systems could help them comply with the rule as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.
“Our job is to help our customers select the right emergency power system for their application,” said Daniel Barbersek, director, Generac Industrial Power dealer sales. “We know that new regulations like the AHCA rule can cause anxiety, but there are solutions available for every situation. We look forward to helping the nursing homes and assisted living facilities that need to comply with this rule in selecting an emergency power system that will allow them to comply while still remaining profitable.”
In addition to the sudden unforeseen cost an emergency power system places on a nursing home or assisted living facility there are the practical considerations of installation and commissioning that are of concern, especially given the increased demand outside of Florida as a result of the very active hurricane season.
“It can be anywhere from as short as 60 days to as long as six months, depending on the complexity of the project and the number of parties that need to be involved,” said Generac President and CEO Aaron Jagdfeld of the generator project timeline in an interview about the new rule with National Public Radio-member station WUFT-FM in Gainesville, Fla.
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