variance or waiver filed by Jeffrey S. Wood, Esquire, on behalf of Northstar Academies, Inc. d/b/a Main Street High School, from Rule 64B9-15.005(1)(b), and (c), F.A.C., which requires that a certified nursing assistant training program utilizing ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Board of Nursing

    RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

    64B9-15.005Standards for Certified Nursing Assistant Training Programs

    64B9-15.006Standardized Curriculum

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 11, 2020, the Board of Nursing, received a petition for variance or waiver filed by Jeffrey S. Wood, Esquire, on behalf of Northstar Academies, Inc. d/b/a Main Street High School, from paragraphs 64B9-15.005(1)(b), and (c), F.A.C., which requires that a certified nursing assistant training program utilizing external clinical facilities shall have a written agreement between the program and each external clinical facility. The agreement shall define the rights and responsibilities of the program and the clinical facility, including the role and authority of the governing bodies of both the clinical facility and the program; a certified nursing assistant training program shall include clinical experiences in health care facilities with a standard license or a conditional license without class I or class II deficiency. Petitioner is also seeking a variance or waiver from subsection 64B9-15.006(2), F.A.C., which requires that the standardized curriculum shall require a minimum of 80 hours of classroom and 40 hours clinical instruction. The clinical instruction shall include at least 20 hours of long term care clinical instruction in a licensed nursing home.

    A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Joe R. Baker, Jr, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252 or Joe.Baker@flhealth.gov. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Nursing within 14 days of publication of this notice.

Document Information

Contact:
Joe R. Baker, Jr, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252 or Joe.Baker@flhealth.gov. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Nursing within 14 days of publication of this notice.
Related Rules: (2)
64B9-15.005. Standards for Certified Nursing Assistant Training Programs
64B9-15.006. Standardized Curriculum