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CHAMBER ACTION
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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 16. Subsection (6) is added to section
18 464.201, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 464.201 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
20 (6) "Practice of a certified nursing assistant" means
21 providing care and assisting persons with tasks relating to
22 the activities of daily living. Such tasks are those
23 associated with personal care, maintaining mobility, nutrition
24 and hydration, toileting and elimination, assistive devices,
25 safety and cleanliness, data gathering, reporting abnormal
26 signs and symptoms, post mortem care, patient socialization
27 and reality orientation, end-of-life care, CPR and emergency
28 care, residents' or patients' rights, documentation of nursing
29 assistant services, and other tasks that a certified nurse
30 assistant may perform after training beyond that required for
31 initial certification and upon validation of competence in
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1 that skill by a registered nurse. This section does not
2 restrict the ability of any person who is otherwise trained
3 and educated from performing such tasks.
4 Section 17. Section 464.202, Florida Statutes, is
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6 464.202 Duties and powers of the board.--The board
7 shall maintain, or contract with or approve another entity to
8 maintain, a state registry of certified nursing assistants.
9 The registry must consist of the name of each certified
10 nursing assistant in this state; other identifying information
11 defined by board rule; certification status; the effective
12 date of certification; other information required by state or
13 federal law; information regarding any crime or any abuse,
14 neglect, or exploitation as provided under chapter 435; and
15 any disciplinary action taken against the certified nursing
16 assistant. The registry shall be accessible to the public, the
17 certificateholder, employers, and other state agencies. The
18 board shall adopt by rule testing procedures for use in
19 certifying nursing assistants and shall adopt rules regulating
20 the practice of certified nursing assistants which specify the
21 scope of practice authorized and level of supervision required
22 for the practice of certified nursing assistants to enforce
23 this part. The board may contract with or approve another
24 entity or organization to provide the examination services,
25 including the development and administration of examinations.
26 The board shall require that the contract provider offer
27 certified nursing assistant applications via the Internet, and
28 may require the contract provider to accept certified nursing
29 assistant applications for processing via the Internet. The
30 board shall require the contract provider to provide the
31 preliminary results of the certified nursing examination on
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1 the date the test is administered. The provider shall pay all
2 reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the board in
3 evaluating the provider's application and performance during
4 the delivery of services, including examination services and
5 procedures for maintaining the certified nursing assistant
6 registry.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 amending s. 464.201, F.S.; defining terms;
17 amending s. 464.202, F.S.; authorizing the
18 Board of Nursing to adopt rules regarding the
19 practice and supervision of certified nursing
20 assistants;
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