{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.0070","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 400.0070","heading":"Conflicts of interest.","body":"(1) A representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program may not:\n(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.\n(b) Be employed by, or participate in the management of, a long-term care facility.\n(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.\n(2) Each representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program shall certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.\n(3) The department, in consultation with the state ombudsman, shall define by rule:\n(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.\n(b) The procedure by which an individual listed in subsection (2) must certify that he or she does not have a conflict of interest.\nHistory.—s. 8, ch. 2006-121; s. 7, ch. 2015-31; s. 45, ch. 2016-10.","path":["CHAPTER 400 NURSING HOMES AND RELATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0400/0400.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:09Z","sha256":"f935fc2761e55f759e5a95fde3dee1ad6084c2c64a5aafe9e06ec550e12eb214","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.0069","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-400.0071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}