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11 Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 6. Section 400.6045, Florida Statutes, is
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19 400.6045 Patients with Alzheimer's disease or other
20 related disorders; certain disclosures; training.--
21 (1) A hospice licensed under this part which claims
22 that it provides special care for persons who have Alzheimer's
23 disease or other related disorders must disclose in its
24 advertisements or in a separate document those services that
25 distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or
26 suitable for, such persons. The hospice must give a copy of
27 all such advertisements or a copy of the document to each
28 person who requests information about programs and services
29 for persons with Alzheimer's disease or other related
30 disorders offered by the hospice and must maintain a copy of
31 all such advertisements and documents in its records. The
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1 agency shall examine all such advertisements and documents in
2 the hospice's records as part of the license renewal
3 procedure.
4 (2) A hospice licensed under this part must provide to
5 each of its employees, upon beginning employment, basic
6 written information about interacting with persons with
7 Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.
8 (3) All employees who are expected to, or whose
9 responsibilities require them to, have direct contact with
10 residents with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder must,
11 in addition to being provided the information required in
12 subsection (2), also have an initial training of at least 1
13 hour completed in the first 3 months after beginning
14 employment. This training must include, but is not limited to,
15 an overview of dementias and must provide basic skills in
16 communicating with persons with dementia.
17 (4) An individual who provides direct care to a person
18 with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder shall be
19 considered a direct caregiver and must complete the required
20 initial training and an additional 3 hours of training within
21 9 months after beginning to work at the hospice. This training
22 shall include, but is not limited to, managing problem
23 behaviors, promoting the resident's independence in activities
24 of daily living, and skills in working with families and
25 caregivers.
26 (a) The required 4 hours of training for certified
27 nursing assistants are part of the total hours of training
28 required annually.
29 (b) For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
30 456.001, continuing-education hours taken as required by that
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1 total of 4 hours.
2 (5) For an employee who is a licensed health care
3 practitioner as defined in s. 456.001, training that is
4 sanctioned by that practitioner's licensing board shall be
5 considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly
6 Affairs.
7 (6) The Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee
8 must approve the initial and continuing training provided in
9 the hospice. The department must approve training offered in a
10 variety of formats, including, but not limited to,
11 internet-based training, videos, teleconferencing, and
12 classroom instruction. The department shall keep a list of
13 current providers who are approved to provide initial and
14 continuing training. The department shall adopt rules to
15 establish standards for the trainers and the training required
16 in this section.
17 (7) Upon completing any training listed in this
18 section, the employee or direct caregiver shall be issued a
19 certificate that includes the name of the training provider,
20 the topic covered, and the date and signature of the training
21 provider. The certificate is evidence of completion of
22 training in the identified topic, and the employee or direct
23 caregiver is not required to repeat training in that topic if
24 the employee or direct caregiver changes employment to or from
25 a different hospice, home health agency, assisted living
26 facility, nursing home, adult day care center, or adult
27 family-care home. The direct caregiver must comply with other
28 applicable continuing education requirements.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 1, lines 2-8, delete those lines
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6 An act relating to health care facilities and
7 programs; creating the Florida Alzheimer's
8 Training Act; creating ss. 400.1755, 400.4786,
9 400.55715, 400.626, F.S., and amending s.
10 400.6045, F.S.; prescribing training standards
11 for employees of nursing homes, home health
12 agencies, adult day care centers, adult
13 family-care homes, and hospice programs,
14 respectively, that provide
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