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A district court ruled the state lacked authority to enforce the rule against facilities receiving federal funds.
A federal district court on Tuesday struck down Florida’s nursing-home staffing rule, ruling the state lacked authority to enforce the rule against facilities receiving federal Medicaid funds — a decision that could affect similar state-level rules in nine other states.
The state has indicated it will appeal.
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