HB 153

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to human immunodeficiency virus and
3	acquired immune deficiency syndrome educational
4	requirements; amending s. 381.0035, F.S.; revising
5	requirements relating to educational courses on HIV and
6	AIDS for certain employees and clients of specified
7	licensed health care facilities; specifying applicability;
8	amending s. 400.506, F.S.; revising requirements with
9	respect to educational courses on HIV and AIDS for nurse
10	registries; providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Section 381.0035, Florida Statutes, is amended
15	to read:
16	381.0035  Educational course on HIV and AIDS; employees and
17	clients of certain health care facilities.--
18	(1)  The Department of Health shall require all employees
19	and clients of facilities licensed under chapter chapters 393,
20	chapter 394, or chapter and 397 and employees of facilities
21	licensed under chapter 395, part parts II, part III, or part and
22	IV of chapter 400, or and part I of chapter 429 to complete,
23	biennially, a one-time continuing educational course on the
24	modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical
25	management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and
26	acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on
27	appropriate behavior and attitude change. Such instruction shall
28	include information on current Florida law and its impact on
29	testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of
30	patients and any protocols and procedures applicable to human
31	immunodeficiency counseling and testing, reporting, the offering
32	of HIV testing to pregnant women, and partner notification
33	issues pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25.
34	(2)  New employees shall be required to complete or provide
35	proof that they have completed a course on human
36	immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
37	with instruction to include information on current Florida law
38	and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, and
39	treatment of patients. Upon completing training on human
40	immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
41	a certificate shall be issued. The certificate shall be evidence
42	of completion of training, and the employee is not required to
43	repeat training in that topic upon changing employment to a
44	different facility licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394,
45	chapter 395, or chapter 397, part II, part III, or part IV of
46	chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429.
47	(3)  Facilities licensed under chapter chapters 393,
48	chapter 394, chapter 395, or chapter and 397, part parts II,
49	part III, or part and IV of chapter 400, or and part I of
50	chapter 429 shall maintain a record of employees and dates of
51	attendance at human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune
52	deficiency syndrome educational courses.
53	(4)  The department shall have the authority to review the
54	records of each facility to determine compliance with the
55	requirements of this section. The department may adopt rules to
56	carry out the provisions of this section.
57	(5)  This section does not apply to an employee who is
58	licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter
59	461, part I of chapter 464, part II of chapter 468, or chapter
60	486. However, the employee must comply with the human
61	immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
62	educational requirements for the employee's profession.
63	Section 2.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (8) of
64	section 400.506, Florida Statutes, to read:
65	400.506  Licensure of nurse registries; requirements;
66	penalties.--
67	(8)  Each nurse registry must require every applicant for
68	contract to complete an application form providing the following
69	information:
70	(e)  Proof of completion of a continuing educational course
71	on modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical
72	management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and
73	acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on
74	appropriate behavior and attitude change. Such instruction shall
75	include information on current Florida law and its impact on
76	testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of
77	patients and any protocols and procedures applicable to human
78	immunodeficiency counseling and testing, reporting, offering HIV
79	testing to pregnant women, and partner notification issues
80	pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25.
81	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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