FL S0414

Establishes a family caregiver certified nursing assistant (CNA) program requiring the Board of Nursing and Agency for Health Care Administration to develop training and certification pathway for family caregivers

Defines "family caregiver" as a person providing significant personal care to a relative with physical or cognitive conditions preventing independent living, and "relative" to include parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews

Requires program to include minimum 84 hours of training: 40 hours theoretical instruction, 28 hours skills training on basic nursing tasks, and 16 hours clinical training under licensed registered nurse supervision in an approved health care facility

Allows family caregivers completing the program to take the nursing assistant competency examination and become certified CNAs, with requirement to serve as designated CNA for their relative under a nurse registry contract for at least 2 years before practicing in other settings

Takes effect July 1, 2022