FL S1068

Nurse registries must provide standardized written disclosures to clients at intake and annually, including information about caregivers being independent contractors, insurance coverage, complaint filing instructions, and risks associated with patient transport or lifting equipment

Nurse registries are prohibited from using terms like "home health," "home health care," or "agency" in business names and marketing; must include "nurse registry" in their licensed name and display license numbers in all advertising

Registered homemakers and companions become subject to initial and periodic inspections by the Agency for Health Care Administration at least every 36 months, covering service records, client disclosures, background screening, and marketing compliance

Homemakers and companions must provide written disclosures clarifying they offer only nonmedical, non-hands-on care; cannot use terms like "home health," "nursing," or "agency" in marketing; and must include "homemaker services" or "companion services" in their business names

Nurse registries are removed from the definition of "low-risk provider" under health care licensing law, and the patient brokering exemption for nurse registry referral fees is eliminated