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FILE- This Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, a patient is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma in Hollywood, Fla. Nine elderly patients died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning for three days, even though just across the street was a fully functioning and cooled hospital. Still, even with those facts, it’s far from clear whether the deaths will result in a criminal prosecution. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File) UPDATE: Since this story first appeared, the Agency for Health Care Administration sent the following statement from Communications Director Mallory McManus: “Two nursing homes were incorrectly included on this list. Both Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center and Calusa Harbor submitted plans on October 26, 2017. Our goal is to keep the public informed and help facilities come into compliance. As this process moves forward, we will be putting out additional information. This information will be updated on our website as soon as possible.” TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida regulators say 23 nursing homes are not following new rules put in place after residents died in a South Florida nursing home. After Hurricane Irma, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration pushed through emergency rules that require nursing homes to have generators capable of providing backup power for four days. MORE: Gov. Rick Scott loses in court battle over nursing homes The rules have been legally challenged, but the Agency for Health Care Administration has said nursing homes must still comply with them or seek a variance. The agency said the 23 homes will be subjected to a $1,000-a-day fine if they are not in compliance by Nov. 15. LeadingAge Florida, a group that represents nursing homes, contends the number released by the state is incorrect. They also said there is still confusion over whether homes have to comply with the mandate.