Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1992
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Storms moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 351 and 352
    4  insert:
    5         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 464.203, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         464.203 Certified nursing assistants; certification
    8  requirement.—
    9         (1) The board shall issue a certificate to practice as a
   10  certified nursing assistant to any person who demonstrates a
   11  minimum competency to read and write and successfully passes the
   12  required background screening pursuant to s. 400.215. If the
   13  person has successfully passed the required background screening
   14  pursuant to s. 400.215 or s. 408.809 within 90 days before
   15  applying for a certificate to practice, the board shall waive
   16  the requirement that the applicant successfully pass an
   17  additional background screening pursuant to s. 400.215. The
   18  person must also meet and meets one of the following
   19  requirements:
   20         (a) Has successfully completed an approved training program
   21  and achieved a minimum score, established by rule of the board,
   22  on the nursing assistant competency examination, which consists
   23  of a written portion and skills-demonstration portion approved
   24  by the board and administered at a site and by personnel
   25  approved by the department.
   26         (b) Has achieved a minimum score, established by rule of
   27  the board, on the nursing assistant competency examination,
   28  which consists of a written portion and skills-demonstration
   29  portion, approved by the board and administered at a site and by
   30  personnel approved by the department and:
   31         1. Has a high school diploma, or its equivalent; or
   32         2. Is at least 18 years of age.
   33         (c) Is currently certified in another state; is listed on
   34  that state’s certified nursing assistant registry; and has not
   35  been found to have committed abuse, neglect, or exploitation in
   36  that state.
   37         (d) Has completed the curriculum developed under the
   38  Enterprise Florida Jobs and Education Partnership Grant and
   39  achieved a minimum score, established by rule of the board, on
   40  the nursing assistant competency examination, which consists of
   41  a written portion and skills-demonstration portion, approved by
   42  the board and administered at a site and by personnel approved
   43  by the department.
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   45  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   46  And the title is amended as follows:
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   48         Delete line 33
   49  and insert:
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   51         schedule; amending s. 464.203, F.S.; requiring the
   52         Board of Nursing to waive background screening
   53         requirements for certain certified nursing assistants;
   54         requiring the establishment of a statewide