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FL H0485
Bill
Status
Passed
6/28/2021
Primary Sponsor
Health and Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Nursing home facilities are authorized to employ personal care attendants who complete a training program developed by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in consultation with the Board of Nursing, in accordance with 42 C.F.R. ss. 483.151-483.154
- The training program requires a minimum of 16 hours of education covering residents' rights, confidentiality, infectious disease control, emergency response, activities of daily living, vital signs, skin care, portable oxygen safety, nutrition and hydration, and dementia care — all of which must be completed before any direct contact with a resident
- Personal care attendants are prohibited from performing any task requiring clinical assessment, interpretation, or judgment, and must work exclusively for one nursing facility before becoming a certified nursing assistant
- Persons employed as personal care attendants who have completed the training program are added to the categories of non-certified individuals who may work at a nursing facility for a single consecutive period of 4 months before meeting the certified nursing assistant requirement
- If the state of emergency under Executive Order No. 20-52 is terminated before AHCA adopts implementing rules, the agency must authorize continuation of the personal care attendant program until rules are adopted; the act takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Personal Care Attendants
Last Action
Chapter No. 2021-163
6/28/2021
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/22/2021
Health And Human Services3/22/2021
Finance and Facilities Subcommittee2/8/2021
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