Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1572
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Baxley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Florida
    6  Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act.”
    7         Section 2. Section 430.5025, Florida Statutes, is created
    8  to read:
    9         430.5025Education and training to foster awareness of
   10  Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.—
   11         (1)As used in this section, the term:
   12         (a)“Covered provider” means a nursing home facility, a
   13  home health agency, a nurse registry, a companion or homemaker
   14  service provider, an assisted living facility, an adult family
   15  care home, or an adult day care center licensed or registered
   16  under chapter 400 or chapter 429.
   17         (b)“Department” means the Department of Elderly Affairs.
   18         (c)“Direct care” means providing, through in-person
   19  contact, assistance with the activities of daily living;
   20  assistance with the self-administration of medication; homemaker
   21  or companion services; nursing services; or other services that
   22  promote the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of
   23  participants, patients, and residents of covered providers. The
   24  term does not include administrative functions or maintenance of
   25  the physical environment of a licensed facility, including
   26  grounds maintenance, building maintenance, housekeeping,
   27  laundry, or food preparation.
   28         (d)“Employee” means an individual, contracted staff, or
   29  independent contractor employed or referred by a covered
   30  provider who is required to undergo a level 2 background
   31  screening as required by s. 408.809 and chapter 435.
   32         (e)“Regular contact” means the performance of duties other
   33  than direct care which may require employees to interact in
   34  person on a daily basis with participants, patients, or
   35  residents.
   36         (2)The department shall offer education to the general
   37  public about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.
   38  The education must provide basic information about the most
   39  common forms of dementia, how to identify the signs and symptoms
   40  of dementia, skills for coping with and responding to changes as
   41  a result of the onset of dementia symptoms, planning for the
   42  future, and how to access additional resources about dementia.
   43         (3)Employees of covered providers must receive uniform
   44  training about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia
   45  as follows:
   46         (a)Upon beginning employment, each employee must receive
   47  basic written information about interacting with individuals who
   48  have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia.
   49         (b)Within 30 days after the date of beginning employment,
   50  each employee who provides direct care and is in regular contact
   51  with participants, patients, or residents must complete a 1-hour
   52  training provided by the department or its designee.
   53         1.The department or its designee shall provide the
   54  training required under this paragraph in an online format at no
   55  cost. The 1-hour training must include information on
   56  understanding the basics about the most common forms of
   57  dementia, how to identify the signs and symptoms of dementia,
   58  and skills for communicating and interacting with individuals
   59  who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia. A
   60  record of completion of the training must be made available
   61  which identifies the training course, the name of the employee,
   62  and the date of completion.
   63         2.A covered provider must maintain a record of the
   64  employee’s completion of the training.
   65         3.An employee who has completed the training is not
   66  required to repeat the training after changing employment to a
   67  different covered provider.
   68         (c)Within 7 months after the date of beginning employment,
   69  each employee of a home health agency or nurse registry, or a
   70  companion or homemaker service provider who provides direct
   71  care, must complete an additional 2 hours of training. The
   72  training must cover, but need not be limited to, behavior
   73  management, promotion of the individual’s independence in
   74  activities of daily living, and skills for working with family
   75  members and caregivers of patients.
   76         (d)Within 7 months after the date of beginning employment,
   77  each employee of a nursing home, an assisted living facility, an
   78  adult family-care home, or an adult day care center who provides
   79  direct care must complete an additional 3 hours of training. The
   80  training must cover, but need not be limited to, behavior
   81  management, promotion of the individual’s independence in
   82  activities of daily living, skills for working with family
   83  members and caregivers of patients, group and individual
   84  activities, maintaining an appropriate environment, and ethical
   85  issues.
   86         (e)For an assisted living facility, adult family-care
   87  home, or adult day care center that advertises and provides, or
   88  is designated to provide, specialized care for individuals who
   89  have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia, its
   90  employees must receive the following training in addition to the
   91  training specified in paragraphs (a) and (b):
   92         1.Within 3 months after the date of beginning employment,
   93  each employee who has regular contact with or provides direct
   94  care to residents or participants must complete an additional 3
   95  hours of training in the topics specified in paragraph (d).
   96         2.Within 6 months after the date of beginning employment,
   97  each employee who provides direct care must complete an
   98  additional 4 hours of dementia-specific training. The training
   99  must include, but need not be limited to, information related to
  100  understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other related forms of
  101  dementia, the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, communication
  102  strategies, medical information, and stress management.
  103         3.Thereafter, each employee who provides direct care must
  104  participate in a minimum of 4 contact hours of continuing
  105  education each calendar year. The continuing education must
  106  cover at least one of the topics included in the dementia
  107  specific training in which the employee has not received
  108  previous training.
  109         (f)The department may adopt training curriculum guidelines
  110  for the training specified in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e). The
  111  department or its designee may approve training providers and
  112  training curricula and maintain a list of approved providers.
  113  Approved training may be offered in a variety of formats,
  114  including in-person and electronic formats. However, continuing
  115  education required under this section does not need training
  116  curriculum guidelines or training provider and curriculum
  117  approval by the department or its designee.
  118         1.A training provider meeting one of the following
  119  qualifications may offer training in accordance with the
  120  curriculum guidelines without prior department or designee
  121  approval of the provider or the curriculum:
  122         a.An individual approved by a board of the Department of
  123  Health to provide training who is registered with the electronic
  124  tracking system established in s. 456.025;
  125         b.An individual with a master’s or doctorate degree in
  126  health care, social services, or gerontology from an accredited
  127  college or university; or
  128         c.A training provider approved by the department or its
  129  designee before July 1, 2022.
  130         2.Training providers qualified under sub-subparagraphs
  131  1.a. and b. must also have:
  132         a.At least 1 year of teaching experience as an educator
  133  for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or
  134  related forms of dementia;
  135         b.At least 1 year of practical experience in a program
  136  providing care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or
  137  related forms of dementia; or
  138         c.Completed a specialized training program in the subject
  139  matter of Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia from
  140  an accredited health care, human services, or gerontology
  141  education provider.
  142         3.Upon an employee’s completion of the training in
  143  paragraphs (c), (d), or (e), the training provider must provide
  144  a record of completion of the training which includes the name
  145  of the employee, the name of the training provider, the topics
  146  covered, and the date of completion. The record is evidence of
  147  completion of training in the identified topic, and the employee
  148  is not required to repeat training in that topic if the employee
  149  changes employment to a different covered provider.
  150         4.Any training curriculum on Alzheimer’s disease or
  151  related forms of dementia approved by the department or its
  152  designee before July 1, 2022, remains in effect until the
  153  curriculum’s expiration date.
  154         (g)The department may adopt rules to create training
  155  curriculum guidelines, to establish requirements for the
  156  approval of qualified training providers, and to conduct
  157  sampling of training or training curricula as necessary to
  158  monitor for compliance with curriculum guidelines.
  159         (4)For a certified nursing assistant as defined in s.
  160  464.201, training completed as required by this section may be
  161  counted toward the total hours of training required to maintain
  162  certification as a certified nursing assistant.
  163         (5)For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
  164  456.001, training completed as required by this section may be
  165  counted toward the total hours of continuing education required
  166  by that practitioner’s licensing board.
  167         Section 3. Section 400.1755, Florida Statutes, is amended
  168  to read:
  169         400.1755 Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or
  170  related disorders; staff training requirements.—
  171         (1) As a condition of licensure, the employees of
  172  facilities licensed under this part must complete the training
  173  as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
  174  Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025 provide to each of
  175  their employees, upon beginning employment, basic written
  176  information about interacting with persons with Alzheimer’s
  177  disease or a related disorder.
  178         (2) All employees who are expected to, or whose
  179  responsibilities require them to, have direct contact with
  180  residents with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder must,
  181  in addition to being provided the information required in
  182  subsection (1), also have an initial training of at least 1 hour
  183  completed in the first 3 months after beginning employment. This
  184  training must include, but is not limited to, an overview of
  185  dementias and must provide basic skills in communicating with
  186  persons with dementia.
  187         (3) An individual who provides direct care shall be
  188  considered a direct caregiver and must complete the required
  189  initial training and an additional 3 hours of training within 9
  190  months after beginning employment. This training shall include,
  191  but is not limited to, managing problem behaviors, promoting the
  192  resident’s independence in activities of daily living, and
  193  skills in working with families and caregivers.
  194         (a) The required 4 hours of training for certified nursing
  195  assistants are part of the total hours of training required
  196  annually.
  197         (b) For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
  198  456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that
  199  practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward this
  200  total of 4 hours.
  201         (4) For an employee who is a licensed health care
  202  practitioner as defined in s. 456.001, training that is
  203  sanctioned by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be
  204  considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
  205         (5) The Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee must
  206  approve the initial and continuing training provided in the
  207  facilities. The department must approve training offered in a
  208  variety of formats, including, but not limited to, Internet
  209  based training, videos, teleconferencing, and classroom
  210  instruction. The department shall keep a list of current
  211  providers who are approved to provide initial and continuing
  212  training. The department shall adopt rules to establish
  213  standards for the trainers and the training required in this
  214  section.
  215         (6) Upon completing any training listed in this section,
  216  the employee or direct caregiver shall be issued a certificate
  217  that includes the name of the training provider, the topic
  218  covered, and the date and signature of the training provider.
  219  The certificate is evidence of completion of training in the
  220  identified topic, and the employee or direct caregiver is not
  221  required to repeat training in that topic if the employee or
  222  direct caregiver changes employment to a different facility or
  223  to an assisted living facility, home health agency, adult day
  224  care center, or adult family-care home. The direct caregiver
  225  must comply with other applicable continuing education
  226  requirements.
  227         Section 4. Section 400.4785, Florida Statutes, is amended
  228  to read:
  229         400.4785 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related
  230  disorders; staff training requirements; certain disclosures.—The
  231  employees of a home health agency must complete the training as
  232  required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
  233  Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025.
  234         (1) A home health agency must provide the following staff
  235  training:
  236         (a) Upon beginning employment with the agency, each
  237  employee must receive basic written information about
  238  interacting with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or
  239  dementia-related disorders.
  240         (b) In addition to the information provided under paragraph
  241  (a), newly hired home health agency personnel who will be
  242  providing direct care to patients must complete 2 hours of
  243  training in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related disorders
  244  within 9 months after beginning employment with the agency. This
  245  training must include, but is not limited to, an overview of
  246  dementia, a demonstration of basic skills in communicating with
  247  persons who have dementia, the management of problem behaviors,
  248  information about promoting the client’s independence in
  249  activities of daily living, and instruction in skills for
  250  working with families and caregivers.
  251         (c) For certified nursing assistants, the required 2 hours
  252  of training shall be part of the total hours of training
  253  required annually.
  254         (d) For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
  255  456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that
  256  practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total
  257  of 2 hours.
  258         (e) For an employee who is a licensed health care
  259  practitioner as defined in s. 456.001, training that is
  260  sanctioned by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be
  261  considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
  262         (f) The Department of Elderly Affairs, or its designee,
  263  must approve the required training. The department must consider
  264  for approval training offered in a variety of formats. The
  265  department shall keep a list of current providers who are
  266  approved to provide the 2-hour training. The department shall
  267  adopt rules to establish standards for the employees who are
  268  subject to this training, for the trainers, and for the training
  269  required in this section.
  270         (g) Upon completing the training listed in this section,
  271  the employee shall be issued a certificate that states that the
  272  training mandated under this section has been received. The
  273  certificate shall be dated and signed by the training provider.
  274  The certificate is evidence of completion of this training, and
  275  the employee is not required to repeat this training if the
  276  employee changes employment to a different home health agency.
  277         (h) A licensed home health agency whose unduplicated census
  278  during the most recent calendar year was composed comprised of
  279  at least 90 percent of individuals aged 21 years or younger at
  280  the date of admission is exempt from the training requirements
  281  in this section.
  282         (2) An agency licensed under this part which claims that it
  283  provides special care for persons who have Alzheimer’s disease
  284  or other related disorders must disclose in its advertisements
  285  or in a separate document those services that distinguish the
  286  care as being especially applicable to, or suitable for, such
  287  persons. The agency must give a copy of all such advertisements
  288  or a copy of the document to each person who requests
  289  information about the agency and must maintain a copy of all
  290  such advertisements and documents in its records. The Agency for
  291  Health Care Administration shall examine all such advertisements
  292  and documents in the agency’s records as part of the license
  293  renewal procedure.
  294         Section 5. Section 400.511, Florida Statutes, is created to
  295  read:
  296         400.51Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related
  297  disorders; staff training requirements.—Each individual
  298  employed, contracted, or referred by a nurse registry or any
  299  individual registered with the agency to provide companion
  300  services or homemaker services must complete the training as
  301  required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
  302  Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025.
  303         Section 6. Section 429.178, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  304  read:
  305         429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease
  306  or other related disorders.—
  307         (1) A facility that which advertises that it provides
  308  special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other
  309  related disorders must meet the following standards of
  310  operation:
  311         (1)(a)1. If the facility has 17 or more residents, have an
  312  awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night; or
  313         (b)2. If the facility has fewer than 17 residents, have an
  314  awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night or
  315  have mechanisms in place to monitor and ensure the safety of the
  316  facility’s residents.
  317         (2)(b) Offer activities specifically designed for persons
  318  who are cognitively impaired.
  319         (3)(c) Have a physical environment that provides for the
  320  safety and welfare of the facility’s residents.
  321         (4)(d)Employees must complete Employ staff who have
  322  completed the training and continuing education required by the
  323  Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training
  324  Act in s. 430.5025 subsection (2).
  325         (2)(a) An individual who is employed by a facility that
  326  provides special care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease
  327  or other related disorders, and who has regular contact with
  328  such residents, must complete up to 4 hours of initial dementia
  329  specific training developed or approved by the department. The
  330  training must be completed within 3 months after beginning
  331  employment and satisfy the core training requirements of s.
  332  429.52(3)(g).
  333         (b) A direct caregiver who is employed by a facility that
  334  provides special care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease
  335  or other related disorders and provides direct care to such
  336  residents must complete the required initial training and 4
  337  additional hours of training developed or approved by the
  338  department. The training must be completed within 9 months after
  339  beginning employment and satisfy the core training requirements
  340  of s. 429.52(3)(g).
  341         (c) An individual who is employed by a facility that
  342  provides special care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or
  343  other related disorders, but who only has incidental contact
  344  with such residents, must be given, at a minimum, general
  345  information on interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s
  346  disease or other related disorders, within 3 months after
  347  beginning employment.
  348         (3) In addition to the training required under subsection
  349  (2), a direct caregiver must participate in a minimum of 4
  350  contact hours of continuing education each calendar year. The
  351  continuing education must include one or more topics included in
  352  the dementia-specific training developed or approved by the
  353  department, in which the caregiver has not received previous
  354  training.
  355         (4) Upon completing any training listed in subsection (2),
  356  the employee or direct caregiver shall be issued a certificate
  357  that includes the name of the training provider, the topic
  358  covered, and the date and signature of the training provider.
  359  The certificate is evidence of completion of training in the
  360  identified topic, and the employee or direct caregiver is not
  361  required to repeat training in that topic if the employee or
  362  direct caregiver changes employment to a different facility. The
  363  employee or direct caregiver must comply with other applicable
  364  continuing education requirements.
  365         (5) The department, or its designee, shall approve the
  366  initial and continuing education courses and providers.
  367         (6) The department shall keep a current list of providers
  368  who are approved to provide initial and continuing education for
  369  staff of facilities that provide special care for persons with
  370  Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders.
  371         (7) Any facility more than 90 percent of whose residents
  372  receive monthly optional supplementation payments is not
  373  required to pay for the training and education programs required
  374  under this section. A facility that has one or more such
  375  residents shall pay a reduced fee that is proportional to the
  376  percentage of such residents in the facility. A facility that
  377  does not have any residents who receive monthly optional
  378  supplementation payments must pay a reasonable fee, as
  379  established by the department, for such training and education
  380  programs.
  381         (8) The department shall adopt rules to establish standards
  382  for trainers and training and to implement this section.
  383         Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 429.52, Florida
  384  Statutes, is amended to read:
  385         429.52 Staff training and educational requirements.—
  386         (1)(a) Each new assisted living facility employee who has
  387  not previously completed core training must attend a preservice
  388  orientation provided by the facility before interacting with
  389  residents. The preservice orientation must be at least 2 hours
  390  in duration and cover topics that help the employee provide
  391  responsible care and respond to the needs of facility residents.
  392  Upon completion, the employee and the administrator of the
  393  facility must sign a statement that the employee completed the
  394  required preservice orientation. The facility must keep the
  395  signed statement in the employee’s personnel record.
  396         (b)Each employee of an assisted living facility must
  397  complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s
  398  Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025.
  399         (c)The 1-hour training required by s. 430.5025(3)(b)
  400  relating to information on Alzheimer’s disease and related forms
  401  of dementia, if completed before interacting with residents, may
  402  count toward the total of the 2 hours of required preservice
  403  orientation.
  404         Section 8. Section 429.83, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  405  read:
  406         429.83 Residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other related
  407  disorders; training; certain disclosures.—
  408         (1)The employees of an adult family-care home licensed
  409  under this part must complete the training as required by the
  410  Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training
  411  Act in s. 430.5025.
  412         (2) An adult family-care home licensed under this part
  413  which claims that it provides special care for persons who have
  414  Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must Disclose in
  415  its advertisements or in a separate document those services that
  416  distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or
  417  suitable for, such persons. The home must give a copy of all
  418  such advertisements or a copy of the document to each person who
  419  requests information about programs and services for persons
  420  with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders offered by
  421  the home and must maintain a copy of all such advertisements and
  422  documents in its records. The agency shall examine all such
  423  advertisements and documents in the home’s records as part of
  424  the license renewal procedure.
  425         Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 429.917, Florida
  426  Statutes, is amended to read:
  427         429.917 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related
  428  disorders; staff training requirements; certain disclosures.—
  429         (1) The employees of an adult day care center licensed
  430  under this part must complete the provide the following staff
  431  training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and
  432  Dementia Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025:
  433         (a) Upon beginning employment with the facility, each
  434  employee must receive basic written information about
  435  interacting with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or
  436  dementia-related disorders.
  437         (b) In addition to the information provided under paragraph
  438  (a), newly hired adult day care center personnel who are
  439  expected to, or whose responsibilities require them to, have
  440  direct contact with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or
  441  dementia-related disorders must complete initial training of at
  442  least 1 hour within the first 3 months after beginning
  443  employment. The training must include an overview of dementias
  444  and must provide instruction in basic skills for communicating
  445  with persons who have dementia.
  446         (c) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and
  447  (b), an employee who will be providing direct care to a
  448  participant who has Alzheimer’s disease or a dementia-related
  449  disorder must complete an additional 3 hours of training within
  450  9 months after beginning employment. This training must include,
  451  but is not limited to, the management of problem behaviors,
  452  information about promoting the participant’s independence in
  453  activities of daily living, and instruction in skills for
  454  working with families and caregivers.
  455         (d) For certified nursing assistants, the required 4 hours
  456  of training shall be part of the total hours of training
  457  required annually.
  458         (e) For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
  459  456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that
  460  practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total
  461  of 4 hours.
  462         (f) For an employee who is a licensed health care
  463  practitioner as defined in s. 456.001, training that is
  464  sanctioned by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be
  465  considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
  466         (g) The Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee must
  467  approve the 1-hour and 3-hour training provided to employees and
  468  direct caregivers under this section. The department must
  469  consider for approval training offered in a variety of formats.
  470  The department shall keep a list of current providers who are
  471  approved to provide the 1-hour and 3-hour training. The
  472  department shall adopt rules to establish standards for the
  473  employees who are subject to this training, for the trainers,
  474  and for the training required in this section.
  475         (h) Upon completing any training described in this section,
  476  the employee or direct caregiver shall be issued a certificate
  477  that includes the name of the training provider, the topic
  478  covered, and the date and signature of the training provider.
  479  The certificate is evidence of completion of training in the
  480  identified topic, and the employee or direct caregiver is not
  481  required to repeat training in that topic if the employee or
  482  direct caregiver changes employment to a different adult day
  483  care center or to an assisted living facility, nursing home,
  484  home health agency, or hospice. The direct caregiver must comply
  485  with other applicable continuing education requirements.
  486         (i) An employee who is hired on or after July 1, 2004, must
  487  complete the training required by this section.
  488         Section 10. Subsection (6) of section 429.918, Florida
  489  Statutes, is amended to read:
  490         429.918 Licensure designation as a specialized Alzheimer’s
  491  services adult day care center.—
  492         (6)(a) An adult day care center having a license designated
  493  under this section must provide the following staff training and
  494  supervision:
  495         (a)1. A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse must
  496  be on site daily for at least 75 percent of the time that the
  497  center is open to ADRD participants. Each licensed practical
  498  nurse who works at the center must be supervised in accordance
  499  with chapter 464.
  500         2. Upon beginning employment with the center, each employee
  501  must receive and review basic written information about
  502  interacting with ADRD participants.
  503         3. In addition to the information provided in subparagraph
  504  2., every employee hired on or after July 1, 2012, who has
  505  direct contact with ADRD participants shall complete 4 hours of
  506  dementia-specific training within 3 months after employment.
  507         4. In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs 2. and
  508  3., each employee hired on or after July 1, 2012, who provides
  509  direct care to ADRD participants shall complete an additional 4
  510  hours of dementia-specific training within 6 months after
  511  employment.
  512         (b) Each employee must complete the training and continuing
  513  education as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and
  514  Dementia Education and Training Act in s. 430.5025 The
  515  Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee shall approve the
  516  training required under this section. The department shall adopt
  517  rules to establish standards for employees who are subject to
  518  this training, for trainers, and for the training required in
  519  this section.
  520         (c) Upon completing any training described in this section,
  521  the employee shall be issued a certificate that includes the
  522  name of the training provider, the topics covered, and the date
  523  and signature of the training provider. The certificate is
  524  evidence of completion of training in the identified topics, and
  525  the employee is not required to repeat training in those topics
  526  if the employee changes employment to a different adult day care
  527  center.
  528         (d) Each employee hired on or after July 1, 2012, who
  529  provides direct care to ADRD participants, must receive and
  530  review an orientation plan that includes, at a minimum:
  531         1. Procedures to locate an ADRD participant who has
  532  wandered from the center. These procedures must shall be
  533  reviewed regularly with all direct care staff.
  534         2. Information on the Silver Alert program in this state.
  535         3. Information regarding available products or programs
  536  used to identify ADRD participants or prevent them from
  537  wandering away from the center, their home, or other locations.
  538         Section 11. Each individual employed, contracted, or
  539  referred to provide services before July 1, 2022, must complete
  540  the training required by this act by July 1, 2025. Proof of
  541  completion of equivalent training received before July 1, 2022,
  542  shall substitute for the required training under this act.
  543  Individuals employed, contracted, or referred to provide
  544  services on or after July 1, 2022, must complete the required
  545  training in the timeframes specified in this act.
  546         Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
  547  
  548  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  549  And the title is amended as follows:
  550         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  551  and insert:
  552                        A bill to be entitled                      
  553         An act relating to dementia-related staff training;
  554         providing a short title; creating s. 430.5025, F.S.;
  555         defining terms; requiring the Department of Elderly
  556         Affairs to offer certain dementia-related education to
  557         the public; specifying uniform dementia-related
  558         education and training for employees of covered
  559         providers; requiring the department or its designee to
  560         provide certain dementia-related employee training in
  561         an online format at no cost; providing minimum
  562         requirements for the training; requiring the
  563         department or its designee to make a record of the
  564         completion of the training; providing requirements for
  565         the record; requiring covered employers to maintain
  566         such records of training completion for their
  567         employees; providing that an employee does not have to
  568         repeat such training after changing employment to
  569         another covered provider; providing training and
  570         continuing education requirements for certain
  571         employees providing direct care; authorizing the
  572         department to adopt training curriculum guidelines;
  573         authorizing the department or its designee to approve
  574         training providers and curricula and maintain a list
  575         of approved providers; authorizing training to be
  576         offered in a variety of formats; providing that
  577         certain continuing education does not require provider
  578         or curriculum approval by the department or its
  579         designee; providing qualifications and requirements
  580         for approved providers; providing that training
  581         curricula approved before the effective date of this
  582         act remain in effect until their expiration date;
  583         authorizing the department to adopt certain rules;
  584         authorizing certified nursing assistants to count the
  585         dementia-related training toward their annual
  586         certification training requirements; authorizing
  587         health care practitioners to count the dementia
  588         related training requirements toward their continuing
  589         education requirements for licensure; creating s.
  590         400.51, F.S.; requiring individuals employed,
  591         contracted, or referred by a nurse registry and
  592         individuals registered as companion or homemaker
  593         services providers to complete specified dementia
  594         related training; amending ss. 400.1755, 400.4785,
  595         429.178, 429.52, 429.83, 429.917, and 429.918, F.S.;
  596         revising dementia-related staff training requirements
  597         for nursing homes, home health agencies, facilities
  598         that provide special care for persons with Alzheimer’s
  599         disease or related dementia, assisted living
  600         facilities, adult family-care homes, adult day care
  601         centers, and specialized Alzheimer’s services adult
  602         day care centers, respectively, to conform to changes
  603         made by the act; extending the timeframe in which
  604         individuals employed, contracted, or referred to
  605         provide services before a specified date must complete
  606         the dementia-related staff training required by this
  607         act; providing that proof of completion of equivalent
  608         training substitutes for such training; providing that
  609         individuals employed, contracted, or referred to
  610         provide services on or after a specified date are
  611         subject the timeframes for completion of such training
  612         which are specified in the act; providing an effective
  613         date.