16215798, 59A-18.0081 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16215798

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Chapter:

NURSE REGISTRIES STANDARDS AND LICENSING

Overview

RULE:

59A-18.0081

Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide

PURPOSE:

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:

CPR certification requirements for certified nursing assistants and home health aides.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS.

LAW:

400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/15/2015 Vol. 41/136

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS., 400.488, 400.497, 400.506 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=59A-18.0081&PDate=7/15/2015&Section=1

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