The Agency is proposing to amend the rule governing home health agency personnel. The rule is revised to align the requirements for an administrator and alternate administrator as well as a director of nursing and alternate ....

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59A-8.0095Personnel

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency is proposing to amend the rule governing home health agency personnel. The rule is revised to align the requirements for an administrator and alternate administrator as well as a director of nursing and alternate director of nursing. Additionally, the rule is amended to require submission of the license application form for reporting certain personnel changes. Language is amended to clarify the delegation of tasks and supervisory requirement for home health aides and certified nursing assistants. The rule is also revised to clarify training requirements for home health aides and certified nursing assistants. Requirements for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are amended to broaden the organizations by which an instructor can be approved to provide (CPR) training. Other technical changes are made for clarification.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Home health agency personnel.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 400.488, 400.489, 400.497 F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 400.476, 400.487, 400.488, 400.489, 400.497 F.S.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: May 5, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: No public face-to-face meeting. This hearing will be conducted via teleconference. Participate by dialing the Open Voice conference line, 1(888)585-9008, then enter the conference room number followed by the pound sign, 476-211-242#.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ruby Grantham, Bureau of Health Facility Regulation, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ruby Grantham via e-mail at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone].

If available prior to the rule workshop, draft text will be posted on the web at: https://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Rulemaking.shtml.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.