Nursing homes and healthcare facilities with more than 120 beds must employ a qualified social worker on a full-time basis. This social worker must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human services field and one year of supervised social work experience in a health care setting. If social services deficiencies are identified, the facility will be referred to the §483.40(d), F745, regardless of the number of beds. This regulation will impact nursing homes and healthcare facilities by requiring them to hire a qualified social worker on a full-time basis if they have more than 120 beds.

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