Senate Bill sb1916

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 1916

    By Senator Fasano





    11-1179A-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to assisted living facilities;

  3         amending s. 429.52, F.S.; requiring the

  4         Department of Elderly Affairs to adopt a

  5         curriculum for training staff at an assisted

  6         living facility; authorizing the department to

  7         consult with certain associations; requiring

  8         that such training be conducted by persons

  9         registered with the department; providing

10         requirements for a person seeking registration

11         with the department; requiring additional

12         criteria for registration as a trainer;

13         requiring the department to adopt rules;

14         providing appropriations and authorizing an

15         additional position; providing an effective

16         date.

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18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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20         Section 1.  Subsection (8) of section 429.52, Florida

21  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (9), (10), and (11) are

22  added to that section, to read:

23         429.52  Staff training and educational programs; core

24  educational requirement.--

25         (8)  The department shall adopt rules related to these

26  training requirements, the competency test, necessary

27  procedures, and competency test fees and shall adopt, or

28  contract with another entity to develop, a curriculum that

29  shall be used as the minimum core training requirement. The

30  department may consult with representatives of stakeholder

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 1  agencies and associations in the development of the

 2  curriculum.

 3         (9)  The training required by this section shall be

 4  conducted by persons registered with the department as having

 5  the requisite experience and credentials to conduct the

 6  training. A person seeking to register as a trainer shall

 7  provide the department with proof of completion of the minimum

 8  core training education requirements, and successful passage

 9  of the core competency test established in this section. Such

10  person shall further provide the department with proof of

11  maintaining continuing education requirements as specified in

12  subsection (4).

13         (10)  A person seeking to register as a trainer shall

14  also meet one of the following criteria:

15         1.  Have proof of completion of a 4-year degree from an

16  accredited college or university and have worked in a

17  management position in an assisted living facility for 3 years

18  since completing the core education requirements and being

19  certified;

20         2.  Have worked in a management position in an assisted

21  living facility for 5 years since completing the core

22  education requirements and being certified and have 1 year of

23  teaching experience as an educator or staff trainer for

24  persons who work in assisted living facilities or other

25  long-term care settings;

26         3.  Have been previously employed for 1 year by the

27  Agency for Health Care Administration as a surveyor of

28  assisted living facilities; or

29         4.  Have been previously employed as a trainer of core

30  education requirements for the department.

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 1         (11)  The department shall adopt rules for establishing

 2  requirements for registering as a trainer.

 3         Section 2.  For the 2007-2008 fiscal year, funds shall

 4  be appropriated to the Department of Elderly Affairs for the

 5  purpose of paying the salary and other administrative expenses

 6  for one full-time equivalent position of a Senior Management

 7  Analyst II to implement this act. Recurring funds shall be

 8  appropriated in the amounts of $63,079 for salary and

 9  benefits, $6,489 for expenses, and $401 for human resources

10  services. Nonrecurring funds shall be appropriated in the

11  amounts of $3,426 for expenses and $1,300 for operating

12  capital outlay.

13         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

14  law.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to adopt a
      curriculum for training staff at an assisted living
19    facility. Authorizes the department to consult with
      certain associations. Requires that such training be
20    conducted by persons registered with the department.
      Provides requirements for a person seeking registration
21    with the department. Requires the department to adopt
      rules.
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