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11 The Committee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
12 (Peaden) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 429.52, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended, and subsections (9), (10), and (11) are
20 added to that section, to read:
21 429.52 Staff training and educational programs; core
22 educational requirement.--
23 (8) The department shall adopt rules related to these
24 training requirements, the competency test, necessary
25 procedures, and competency test fees and shall adopt or
26 contract with another entity to develop a curriculum, which
27 shall be used as the minimum core training requirements. The
28 department shall consult with representatives of stakeholder
29 associations and agencies in the development of the
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31 (9) The training required by this section shall be
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1 conducted by persons registered with the department as having
2 the requisite experience and credentials to conduct the
3 training. A person seeking to register as a trainer must
4 provide the department with proof of completion of the minimum
5 core training education requirements, successful passage of
6 the competency test established under this section, and proof
7 of compliance with the continuing education requirement in
8 subsection (4).
9 (10) A person seeking to register as a trainer must
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11 (a) Provide proof of completion of a 4-year degree
12 from an accredited college or university and must have worked
13 in a management position in an assisted living facility for 3
14 years after being core certified;
15 (b) Have worked in a management position in an
16 assisted living facility for 5 years after being core
17 certified and have 1 year of teaching experience as an
18 educator or staff trainer for persons who work in assisted
19 living facilities or other long-term care settings;
20 (c) Have been previously employed as a core trainer
21 for the department; or
22 (d) Meet other qualification criteria as defined in
23 rule, which the department is authorized to adopt.
24 (11) The department shall adopt rules to establish
25 trainer registration requirements.
26 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 429.907, Florida
27 Statutes, is amended to read:
28 429.907 License requirement; fee; exemption;
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30 (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
31 subsection, separate licenses are required for centers
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1 operated on separate premises, even though operated under the
2 same management. Separate licenses are not required for
3 separate buildings on the same premises.
4 (b) In the event a licensed center becomes wholly or
5 substantially unusable due to a disaster as defined in s.
6 252.34(1) or due to an emergency as defined in s. 252.34(3):
7 1. The licensee may continue to operate under its
8 current license in a premise or premises separate from that
9 authorized under the license if the licensee has:
10 a. Specified the location of the premise or premises
11 in its comprehensive emergency management plan submitted to
12 and approved by the applicable county emergency management
13 authority; and
14 b. Notified the agency and the county emergency
15 management authority within 24 hours of operating in the
16 separate premise or premises.
17 2. The licensee shall operate the separate premise or
18 premises only while the licensed center's original location is
19 substantially unusable and for no longer than 180 days. The
20 agency may extend use of the alternate premise or premises
21 beyond the initial 180 days. The agency may also review the
22 operation of the disaster premise or premises quarterly.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
28 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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31 A bill to be entitled
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1 An act relating to assisted living facilities
2 and adult day care centers; amending s. 429.52,
3 F.S.; requiring the Department of Elderly
4 Affairs to develop a staff training curriculum;
5 requiring trainers to be registered with the
6 department; requiring trainers to document
7 experience and credentials; requiring the
8 adoption of rules; amending s. 429.907, F.S.;
9 providing for operation of adult day care
10 centers in temporary locations in the event of
11 disaster or emergency; providing notification
12 requirements when adult day care centers
13 relocate; providing an effective date.
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