The Florida Senate

381.0035  Educational course on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; employees and clients of certain health care facilities.--

(1)  The Department of Health shall require all employees and clients of facilities licensed under chapters 393, 394, and 397 and employees of facilities licensed under chapter 395 and parts II, III, IV, and VI of chapter 400 to complete, biennially, a continuing educational course on the modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change. Such instruction shall include information on current Florida law and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of patients and any protocols and procedures applicable to human immunodeficiency counseling and testing, reporting, the offering of HIV testing to pregnant women, and partner notification issues pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25.

(2)  New employees shall be required to complete a course on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, with instruction to include information on current Florida law and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of patients.

(3)  Facilities licensed under chapters 393, 394, 395, 397, and parts II, III, IV, and VI of chapter 400 shall maintain a record of employees and dates of attendance at human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome educational courses.

(4)  The department shall have the authority to review the records of each facility to determine compliance with the requirements of this section. The department may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

History.--s. 8, ch. 88-380; ss. 17, 69, ch. 91-297; s. 63, ch. 92-289; s. 32, ch. 97-101; s. 1, ch. 98-171; s. 190, ch. 99-13.

Note.--Former s. 381.043.