CS/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. An employee who has
34	completed the educational course required in this subsection is
35	not required to repeat the course upon changing employment to a
36	different facility licensed under chapter 393, chapter 394,
37	chapter 395, or chapter 397, part II, part III, or part IV of
38	chapter 400, or part I of chapter 429.
39	(2)  New employees shall be required to complete a course
40	on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency
41	syndrome, with instruction to include information on current
42	Florida law and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test
43	results, and treatment of patients.
44	(2)(3)  Facilities licensed under chapter chapters 393,
45	chapter 394, chapter 395, or chapter and 397, part parts II,
46	part III, or part and IV of chapter 400, or and part I of
47	chapter 429 shall maintain a record of employees and dates of
48	attendance at human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune
49	deficiency syndrome educational courses.
50	(3)(4)  The department shall have the authority to review
51	the records of each facility to determine compliance with the
52	requirements of this section. The department may adopt rules to
53	carry out the provisions of this section.
54	(4)  This section does not apply to an employee who is
55	subject to the requirements of s. 456.033.
56	Section 2.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (8) of
57	section 400.506, Florida Statutes, to read:
58	400.506  Licensure of nurse registries; requirements;
59	penalties.--
60	(8)  Each nurse registry must require every applicant for
61	contract to complete an application form providing the following
62	information:
63	(e)  Proof of completion of a continuing educational course
64	on modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical
65	management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and
66	acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on
67	appropriate behavior and attitude change. Such instruction shall
68	include information on current Florida law and its impact on
69	testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of
70	patients and any protocols and procedures applicable to human
71	immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing, reporting,
72	offering HIV testing to pregnant women, and partner notification
73	issues pursuant to ss. 381.004 and 384.25.
74	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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