# Florida — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For Florida, which rule this is is when the administrator or manager's own hours count towards the required staffing hours; type of staffing rule is counting rule; minimum staffing requirement is The administrator or manager's time may be counted for the purpose of meeting the required staffing hours, provided the administrator or manager is actively involved in the day-to-day operation of the facility; regulatory citation is Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59A-36.010, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** when the administrator or manager's own hours count towards the required staffing hours _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** counting rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** The administrator or manager's time may be counted for the purpose of meeting the required staffing hours, provided the administrator or manager is actively involved in the day-to-day operation of the facility _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59A-36.010 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 8. The administrator or manager's time may be counted for the purpose of meeting the required staffing hours, provided the administrator or manager is actively involved in the day-to-day operation of the facility, including making decisions and providing supervision for all aspects of resident care, and is listed on the facility's staffing schedule.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-59A-36-010

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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