The Agency is proposing to amend the rule governing certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and home health aides referred by Nurse Registries. Language is revised to add the Health and Safety Institute to the organizations by which an instructor can ...

 

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

59A-18.0081Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Agency is proposing to amend the rule governing certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and home health aides referred by Nurse Registries. Language is revised to add the Health and Safety Institute to the organizations by which an instructor can be approved to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and to include other training schools that provides CPR training in which the person is required to demonstrate, in person, that he or she is able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Currently, CNAs and home health aides must maintain a current CPR certification from an instructor that is approved to provide training by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross only.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: CPR certification requirements for certified nursing assistants and home health aides.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 3, 2015, 9:00a.m. – 10:00a.m.

PLACE: Agency for Health Care Administration, Ft. Knox Bldg. 3, Conference Room D, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308

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 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ruby Grantham, Home Care Unit, Bureau of Health Facility Regulation, [phone] or [e-mail]. 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, Home Care Unit via e-mail at [e-mail] or by phone: [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.