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The Committee on Health Regulation (Aronberg) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 33-62

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and insert:

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pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25. An employee who has

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completed the educational course required in this subsection is

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not required to repeat the course upon changing employment to a

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different facility licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394,

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chapter 395, chapter 397, part II, part III, or part IV of

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chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429.

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     (2) New employees shall be required to complete a course

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on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency

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syndrome, with instruction to include information on current

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Florida law and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test

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results, and treatment of patients.

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     (2)(3) Facilities licensed under chapter chapters 393,

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chapter 394, chapter 395, or chapter and 397, part parts II,

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part III, or part and IV of chapter 400, or and part I of

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chapter 429 shall maintain a record of employees and dates of

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attendance at human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune

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deficiency syndrome educational courses.

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     (3)(4) The department shall have the authority to review

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the records of each facility to determine compliance with the

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requirements of this section. The department may adopt rules to

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carry out the provisions of this section.

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     (4) This section does not apply to an employee who is

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subject to the requirements of s. 456.033.

2/1/2008  5:56:00 PM     588-03868-08