Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1572 — Dementia-related Staff Training

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Summary

Dementia-related Staff Training; Creating the “Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training and Education Act”; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to offer certain dementia-related education to the public; requiring the department or its designee to make a record of the completion of the training; providing that an employee does not have to repeat such training after changing employment to another covered provider; authorizing the department or its designee to approve training providers and curricula and maintain a list of approved providers, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 By Senator Baxley 12-00829C-22 20221572__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to dementia-related staff training;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 By the Committee on Health Policy;
providing a short title;
and Senators Baxley, Gibson, Jones, and Garcia 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to dementia-related staff training;
providing a short title;
requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee to develop or approve certain dementia-related education and training;
requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to offer certain dementia-related education to the public;
requiring such education and training to be offered in a variety of formats;
specifying uniform dementia-related education and training for employees of covered providers;
authorizing the department or its designee to approve existing training courses and curricula if they meet certain requirements;
requiring the department or its designee to provide certain dementia-related employee training in an online format and at no cost;
requiring the department or its designee to offer certain education to the public;
providing minimum requirements for the training;
providing requirements for such education;
requiring the department or its designee to make a record of the completion of the training;
requiring the department or its designee to develop or approve certain dementia-related training for covered provider employees;
providing requirements for the record;
providing requirements for the training;
requiring covered providers to maintain such records of training completion for their employees;
requiring the department or its designee to make such training available at no cost and accessible in online formats;
providing that an employee does not have to repeat such training after changing employment to another covered provider;
requiring the department or its designee to provide for certificates of completion for such training;
providing additional training and continuing education requirements for certain employees providing direct care;
providing requirements for such certificates;
authorizing the department to adopt training curriculum guidelines;
requiring covered providers to provide specified information and dementia-related training to new employees within a specified timeframe;
authorizing the department or its designee to approve training providers and curricula and maintain a list of approved providers;
requiring covered providers to maintain copies of employees’ certificates of completion;
authorizing training to be offered in a variety of formats;
providing that employees who complete such training do not need to repeat the training upon change of employment to another covered provider;
providing that certain continuing education does not require the adoption of curriculum guidelines by the department or provider or curriculum approval by the department or its designee;
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ dementia-related training under certain circumstances within a specified timeframe;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 and requirements for approved providers;
providing requirements for the training;
providing that training curricula approved before the effective date of this act remain in effect until their respective expiration dates;
authorizing certain employees hired before a specified date to count completed training toward such training requirements;
authorizing the department to adopt certain rules;
extending the timeframe in which certain employees must complete such training;
authorizing certified nursing assistants to count the dementia- related training toward their annual certification training requirements;
requiring certain employees to complete continuing education in specified topics each year;
authorizing health care practitioners to count the dementia-related training requirements toward their continuing education requirements for licensure;
providing that the dementia-related training counts toward a certified nursing assistant’s annual training requirements;
authorizing certain health care practitioners to count certain continuing education and training hours toward the dementia-related training requirements under certain circumstances;
requiring the department to approve such continuing education hours to satisfy the dementia-related training requirements;
authorizing the department to adopt rules;
400.511, F.S.;
400.51, F.S.;
400.1755, 400.4785, 429.178, 429.52, 429.75, 429.83, 429.917, and 429.918, F.S.;
400.1755, 400.4785, 429.178, 429.52, 429.83, 429.917, and 429.918, F.S.;
revising dementia-related staff training requirements for nursing homes, home health agencies, facilities that provide special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes, adult day care centers, and specialized Alzheimer’s Page 2 of 19 CODING:
revising dementia-related staff training requirements for nursing homes, home health agencies, facilities that provide special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, assisted living facilities, adult family-care homes, adult day care centers, and specialized Alzheimer’s services adult day care centers, respectively, to conform to changes made by the act;
extending the timeframe in which individuals employed, contracted, or referred to provide services before a specified date must complete the dementia-related staff training required by this act;
providing that proof of completion of equivalent Page 2 of 22 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ services adult day care centers, respectively, to conform to changes made by the act;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 training substitutes for such training;
providing that individuals employed, contracted, or referred to provide services on or after a specified date are subject to the timeframes for completion of such training which are specified in the act;
This act may be cited as the “Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training and Education Act.” Section 2.
430.5025 Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training and Education Act.— (1) As used in this section, the term:
430.5025 Education and training to foster awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.— (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act.” (2) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Covered provider” means a nursing home facility, home health agency, nurse registry, or companion or homemaker service provider licensed or registered under chapter 400 or an assisted living facility, adult family-care home, or adult day care center licensed under chapter 429.
(a) “Covered provider” means a nursing home facility, a home health agency, a nurse registry, a companion or homemaker service provider, an assisted living facility, an adult family- care home, or an adult day care center licensed or registered under chapter 400 or chapter 429.
(c) “Direct care worker” means an individual who, as part of his or her employment duties, provides or has access to provide direct contact assistance with personal care or activities of daily living to clients, patients, or residents of any facility licensed under part II, part III, or part IV of chapter 400 or chapter 429.
(c) “Direct care” means providing, through in-person contact, assistance with the activities of daily living;
(d) “Employee” means any staff member, contracted staff, or independent contractor hired or referred by a covered provider who is required to undergo a level 2 background screening as required by s.
assistance with the self-administration of medication;
408.809(1)(e).
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or other services that promote the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of participants, patients, and residents of covered providers.
The term does not include administrative functions or maintenance of Page 3 of 22 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ limited to, direct care workers;
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 the physical environment of a licensed facility, including grounds maintenance, building maintenance, housekeeping, laundry, or food preparation.
staff responsible for housekeeping, the front desk, and other administrative functions;
(d) “Employee” means an individual, contracted staff, or an independent contractor employed or referred by a covered provider who is required to undergo a level 2 background screening as required by s.
and companions or homemakers.
408.809 and chapter 435.
(2) The department or its designee shall develop or approve education and training required under this section, which must be in a variety of formats, including, but not limited to, Internet-based training, videos, teleconferencing, and classroom instruction.
(e) “Regular contact” means the performance of duties other than direct care which may require employees to interact in person on a daily basis with participants, patients, or residents.
The department or its designee may approve any existing training course or curriculum that is being used by a covered provider if it meets the requirements of this section.
(3) The department shall offer education to the general public about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.
(3) The department or its designee shall offer education to the general public about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.
The education must provide basic information about the most common forms of dementia, how to identify the signs and symptoms of dementia, skills for coping with and responding to changes as a result of the onset of dementia symptoms, planning for the future, and how to access additional resources about dementia.
Such education must provide basic information about the most common forms of dementia, how to identify the signs and symptoms of dementia, skills for coping with and responding to changes as a result of the onset of dementia symptoms, planning for the future, and how to access additional resources about dementia.
(4) Employees of covered providers must receive uniform training about Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia as follows:
(4) The department or its designee shall develop or approve 1 hour of dementia-related training for covered provider employees.
(a) Upon beginning employment, each employee must receive basic written information about interacting with individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia.
The training must include basic information about the most common forms of dementia and instruction on methods for identifying warning signs and symptoms of dementia and skills for communicating and interacting with individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.
(b) Within 30 days after the date of beginning employment, each employee who provides direct care and is in regular contact with participants, patients, or residents must complete a 1-hour training provided by the department or its designee.
The department shall provide the 1-hour training to covered providers and their employees at no cost and shall make the training accessible online through Internet-based formats, videos, and teleconferencing.
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The department or its designee shall provide Page 4 of 19 CODING:
The department or its designee shall provide the Page 4 of 22 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ for certificates of completion for the training which identify the name of the training and training provider, the name of the employee, and the date of completion.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 training required under this paragraph in an online format and at no cost.
(5) A covered provider shall do all of the following:
The 1-hour training must include information on understanding the basics about the most common forms of dementia, how to identify the signs and symptoms of dementia, and skills for communicating and interacting with individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia.
(a) Provide each employee, upon beginning employment, with basic written information about interacting with patients who have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.
A record of completion of the training must be made available which identifies the training course, the name of the employee, and the date of completion.
(b) Provide each employee with 1 hour of dementia-related training, as developed or approved by the department or its designee under subsection (4).
1.
A covered provider must require an employee to complete the training within 30 days after employment begins.
A covered provider must maintain in its records a copy of the employee’s certificate of completion of the training.
A covered provider must maintain a record of the employee’s completion of the training.
An employee who has completed the training under this paragraph is not required to repeat the course upon changing employment to a different covered provider.
An employee who has completed the training is not required to repeat the training after changing employment to a different covered provider.
(6)(a) In addition to the training requirements of subsection (5), covered providers shall require all employees who are direct care workers to receive additional training if they are required to have direct contact with clients, patients, or residents with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, as follows:
(c) Within 7 months after the date of beginning employment, each employee of a home health agency or nurse registry, or a companion or homemaker service provider who provides direct care, must complete an additional 2 hours of training.
The training must cover, but need not be limited to, behavior management, promotion of the individual’s independence in activities of daily living, and skills for working with family members and caregivers.
(d) Within 7 months after the date of beginning employment, each employee of a nursing home, an assisted living facility, an adult family-care home, or an adult day care center who provides direct care must complete an additional 3 hours of training.
The training must cover, but need not be limited to, behavior management, promotion of the individual’s independence in activities of daily living, skills for working with family Page 5 of 22 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 members and caregivers, group and individual activities, maintaining an appropriate environment, and ethical issues.
(e) For an assisted living facility, adult family-care home, or adult day care center that advertises and provides, or is designated to provide, specialized care for individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia, its employees must receive the following training in addition to the training specified in paragraphs (a) and (b):
Covered providers licensed under part III of chapter 400 must require their direct care workers to complete 2 additional hours of training developed or approved by the department or its designee.
Within 3 months after the date of beginning employment, each employee who has regular contact with or provides direct care to residents or participants must complete an additional 3 hours of training in the topics specified in paragraph (d).
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Within 6 months after the date of beginning employment, each employee who provides direct care must complete an additional 4 hours of dementia-specific training.
The training must include, but need not be limited to, information related to understanding Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia, the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, communication strategies, medical information, and stress management.
3.
Thereafter, each employee who provides direct care must participate in a minimum of 4 contact hours of continuing education each calendar year.
The continuing education must cover at least one of the topics included in the dementia- specific training in which the employee has not received previous training.
(f) The department may adopt training curriculum guidelines for the training specified in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e).
The department or its designee may approve training providers and training curricula and maintain a list of approved providers.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ complete 3 additional hours of training developed or approved by the department or its designee.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 Approved training may be offered in a variety of formats, including in-person and electronic formats.
(b) The training must be completed within the first 4 months after employment begins and must include, but need not be limited to, information related to management of problem behaviors and promotion of independence in activities of daily living and instruction on skills for working with family members and caregivers of patients.
However, continuing education under this section does not require the adoption of training curriculum guidelines by the department or the approval of training providers and curricula by the department or its designee.
(c) A direct care worker hired before July 1, 2022, who has completed dementia-related training may count those hours toward satisfying the training requirement under this subsection.
1.
A direct care worker hired before July 1, 2022, who has not yet completed dementia-related training must complete the training required under this subsection by July 1, 2023.
A training provider meeting one of the following qualifications may offer training in accordance with the curriculum guidelines without prior department or designee approval of the provider or the curriculum:
(7)(a) If a covered provider advertises that it provides special care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia which includes direct care to such individuals, the covered provider must require its direct care workers to complete an additional 4 hours of training developed or approved by the department.
a.
This training is in addition to the training requirements of subsections (5) and (6) and must be completed within 6 months after employment begins.
An individual approved by a board of the Department of Health to provide training who is registered with the electronic continuing education tracking system established in s.
(b) In addition to the training required under paragraph (a), a direct care worker must complete a minimum of 4 contact hours of continuing education each calendar year.
456.025(7);
Such continuing education must cover at least one of the topics included in the dementia-related training developed or approved by the department in which the direct care worker has not received previous training.
b.
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An individual with a master’s or doctoral degree in health care, social services, or gerontology from an accredited college or university;
or c.
A training provider approved by the department or its designee before July 1, 2022.
2.
Training providers qualified under sub-subparagraphs 1.a.
and b.
must also have:
a.
At least 1 year of teaching experience as an educator for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia;
b.
At least 1 year of practical experience in a program providing care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia;
or c.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ (8) Completion of the 4 hours of training developed by or approved by the department under subsections (5) and (6) counts toward a certified nursing assistant’s annual training requirements.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 an accredited health care, human services, or gerontology education provider.
(9) If a health care practitioner as defined in s.
3.
456.001 completes continuing education hours as required by that practitioner’s licensing board, he or she may count those continuing education hours toward satisfaction of the training requirements of subsections (6) and (7) if the course curriculum covers the same topics as the training developed or approved by the department or its designee under those subsections.
Upon an employee’s completion of the training specified in paragraphs (c), (d), or (e), the training provider must provide a record of completion of the training which includes the name of the employee, the name of the training provider, the topics covered, and the date of completion.
The department must approve such continuing education hours for purposes of satisfying the training requirements of subsection (6) and paragraph (7)(a) and the continuing education requirements of paragraph (7)(b).
The record is evidence of completion of training in the identified topic, and the employee is not required to repeat training in that topic if the employee changes employment to a different covered provider.
(10) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
4.
Section 3.
Any training curriculum on Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia approved by the department or its designee before July 1, 2022, remains in effect until the curriculum’s expiration date.
Section 400.511, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
(g) The department may adopt rules to create training curriculum guidelines, to establish requirements for the approval of qualified training providers, and to conduct sampling of training or training curricula as necessary to monitor for compliance with curriculum guidelines.
400.511 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia;
(5) For a certified nursing assistant as defined in s.
staff training requirements.—Each individual employed, contracted, or referred by a nurse registry and any individual registered with the agency to provide companion services or homemaker services must complete the approved training as required in s.
464.201, training completed as required by this section may be counted toward the total hours of training required to maintain certification as a certified nursing assistant.
430.5025.
(6) For a health care practitioner as defined in s.
Section 4.
456.001, training completed as required by this section may be counted toward the total hours of continuing education required by that practitioner’s licensing board.
Section 2.
400.1755 Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia disorders;
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staff training requirements.— Page 7 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ (1) As a condition of licensure, facilities licensed under this part must provide to each of their employees approved training as required in s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 400.1755 Care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders;
430.5025, upon beginning employment, basic written information about interacting with persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder.
staff training requirements.— (1) As a condition of licensure, the employees of facilities licensed under this part must complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
430.5025 provide to each of their employees, upon beginning employment, basic written information about interacting with persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder.
456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward this total of 4 hours.
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(4) For an employee who is a licensed health care Page 8 of 19 CODING:
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward this total of 4 hours.
(4) For an employee who is a licensed health care practitioner as defined in s.
Section 5.
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Section 400.4785, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
400.4785 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders;
staff training requirements;
certain Page 9 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ disclosures.— (1) A home health agency must provide the following staff to each of its employees approved training as required in s.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 Section 3.
430.5025:
Section 400.4785, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
400.4785 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders;
staff training requirements;
certain disclosures.—The employees of a home health agency must complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
430.5025.
(1) A home health agency must provide the following staff training:
456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total of 2 hours.
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(e) For an employee who is a licensed health care practitioner as defined in s.
456.001, training that is sanctioned by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be Page 10 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total of 2 hours.
(e) For an employee who is a licensed health care practitioner as defined in s.
456.001, training that is sanctioned by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be considered to be approved by the Department of Elderly Affairs.
(2)(h) A licensed home health agency whose unduplicated census during the most recent calendar year was composed comprised of at least 90 percent of individuals aged 21 years or younger at the date of admission is exempt from the training requirements in this section.
(h) A licensed home health agency whose unduplicated census during the most recent calendar year was composed comprised of at least 90 percent of individuals aged 21 years or younger at the date of admission is exempt from the training requirements in this section.
(3)(2) An agency licensed under this part which claims that it provides special care for persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders must disclose in its advertisements or in a separate document those services that distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or suitable for, such persons.
(2) An agency licensed under this part which claims that it provides special care for persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must disclose in its advertisements Page 12 of 22 CODING:
The agency must give a copy of all such advertisements or a copy of the document to each person who requests information about the agency and must maintain a copy Page 11 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ of all such advertisements and documents in its records.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 or in a separate document those services that distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or suitable for, such persons.
The agency must give a copy of all such advertisements or a copy of the document to each person who requests information about the agency and must maintain a copy of all such advertisements and documents in its records.
Section 6.
Section 4.
Subsections (2) through (6) of section 429.178, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
Section 400.51, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders.— (2)(a) An individual who is employed by a facility that provides special care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders, and who has regular contact with such residents, must complete up to 4 hours of initial dementia-specific approved training as required in s.
400.51 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders;
430.5025 developed or approved by the department.
staff training requirements.—Each individual employed, contracted, or referred by a nurse registry or any individual registered with the agency to provide companion services or homemaker services must complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
430.5025.
Section 5.
Section 429.178, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
429.178 Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders.— (1) A facility that which advertises that it provides special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must meet the following standards of operation:
(1)(a)1.
If the facility has 17 or more residents, have an awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night;
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night or have mechanisms in place to monitor and ensure the safety of the facility’s residents.
(2)(b) Offer activities specifically designed for persons who are cognitively impaired.
(3)(c) Have a physical environment that provides for the safety and welfare of the facility’s residents.
(4)(d) Require its employees to complete Employ staff who have completed the training and continuing education as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
430.5025 subsection (2).
(2)(a) An individual who is employed by a facility that provides special care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders, and who has regular contact with such residents, must complete up to 4 hours of initial dementia- specific training developed or approved by the department.
(c) An individual who is employed by a facility that provides special care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders, but who only has incidental contact with such residents, must be given, at a minimum, general information on interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s Page 12 of 19 CODING:
(c) An individual who is employed by a facility that provides special care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or Page 14 of 22 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ disease or other related disorders, within 3 months after beginning employment.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 other related disorders, but who only has incidental contact with such residents, must be given, at a minimum, general information on interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders, within 3 months after beginning employment.
Section 7.
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Subsection (1) of section 429.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
429.52 Staff training and educational requirements.— (1) Each new assisted living facility employee who has not Page 13 of 19 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ previously completed core training must attend a preservice orientation provided by the facility before interacting with residents.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 receive monthly optional supplementation payments is not required to pay for the training and education programs required under this section.
A facility that has one or more such residents shall pay a reduced fee that is proportional to the percentage of such residents in the facility.
A facility that does not have any residents who receive monthly optional supplementation payments must pay a reasonable fee, as established by the department, for such training and education programs.
(8) The department shall adopt rules to establish standards for trainers and training and to implement this section.
Section 6.
Subsection (1) of section 429.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
429.52 Staff training and educational requirements.— (1)(a) Each new assisted living facility employee who has not previously completed core training must attend a preservice orientation provided by the facility before interacting with residents.
As a condition of licensure, an assisted living facility licensed under this part must provide to each of its employees approved training as required in s.
(b) Each employee of an assisted living facility must complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
Section 8.
(c) If completed before interacting with residents, the 1- hour training required by s.
Present subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 429.75, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to read:
430.5025(4)(b) relating to Page 16 of 22 CODING:
429.75 Training and education programs.— (3) As a condition of licensure, an adult family-care home licensed under this part must provide to each of its employees approved training as required in s.
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430.5025.
words underlined are additions.
Section 9.
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 information on Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia may count toward the 2 hours of preservice orientation required under paragraph (a).
Section 7.
429.83 Residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders;
429.83 Residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders;
certain disclosures.— (1) As a condition of licensure, an adult family-care home licensed under this part must provide to each of its employees approved training as required in s.
certain disclosures.— (1) The employees of an adult family-care home licensed under this part must complete the training as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
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(2) An adult family-care home licensed under this part which claims that it provides special care for persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must Disclose in its advertisements or in a separate document those services that distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or suitable for, such persons.
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The home must give a copy of all such advertisements or a copy of the document to each person who requests information about programs and services for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders offered by the home and must maintain a copy of all such advertisements and documents in its records.
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Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1572 12-00829C-22 20221572__ Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders must Disclose in its advertisements or in a separate document those services that distinguish the care as being especially applicable to, or suitable for, such persons.
The home must give a copy of all such advertisements or a copy of the document to each person who requests information about programs and services for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders offered by the home and must maintain a copy of all such advertisements and documents in its records.
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429.917 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementia disorders;
429.917 Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders;
certain disclosures.— (1) An adult day care center licensed under this part must provide to each of its employees approved the following staff training as required in s.
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(a) Upon beginning employment with the facility, each employee must receive basic written information about interacting with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia-related disorders.
(b) In addition to the information provided under paragraph (a), newly hired adult day care center personnel who are expected to, or whose responsibilities require them to, have direct contact with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia-related disorders must complete initial training of at least 1 hour within the first 3 months after beginning Page 15 of 19 CODING:
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430.5025:
(a) Upon beginning employment with the facility, each employee must receive basic written information about interacting with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia-related disorders.
(b) In addition to the information provided under paragraph (a), newly hired adult day care center personnel who are expected to, or whose responsibilities require them to, have direct contact with participants who have Alzheimer’s disease or dementia-related disorders must complete initial training of at least 1 hour within the first 3 months after beginning employment.
456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total of 4 hours.
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Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 1572 588-02925A-22 20221572c1 456.001, continuing education hours taken as required by that practitioner’s licensing board shall be counted toward the total of 4 hours.
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The department shall adopt rules to establish standards for the employees who are subject to this training, for the trainers, and for the training required in this section.
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Have a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse must be on site daily for at least 75 percent of the time that the center is open to ADRD participants.
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse must be on site daily for at least 75 percent of the time that the center is open to ADRD participants.
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Upon beginning employment with the center, each employee must receive and review basic written information about interacting with ADRD participants.
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430.5025 Upon beginning employment with the center, each employee must receive and review basic written information about interacting with ADRD participants.
(b) The Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee shall approve the training required under this section.
(b) Each employee must complete the training and continuing education as required by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Education and Training Act in s.
The department shall adopt rules to establish standards for employees who are subject to this training, for trainers, and for the training required in this section.
430.5025 The Department of Elderly Affairs or its designee shall approve the training required under this section.
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(b)(d) Each employee hired on or after July 1, 2012, who provides direct care to ADRD participants, must receive and review an orientation plan that includes, at a minimum:
(d) Each employee hired on or after July 1, 2012, who provides direct care to ADRD participants, must receive and review an orientation plan that includes, at a minimum:
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Procedures to locate an ADRD participant who has wandered from the center.
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Each individual employed, contracted, or referred to provide services before July 1, 2022, must complete the training required by s.
430.5025, Florida Statutes, as created by this act, by July 1, 2025.
Proof of completion of equivalent training received before July 1, 2022, shall substitute for the required training under s.
430.5025, Florida Statutes.
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Action History

  1. Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. CS by Health Policy read 1st time

  4. Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

  5. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  6. CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/10/22, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  8. Introduced

  9. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

  10. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1572 do?
Dementia-related Staff Training; Creating the “Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training and Education Act”; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to offer certain dementia-related education to the public; requiring the department or its designee to make a record of the completion of the training; providing that an employee does not have to repeat such training after changing employment to another covered provider; authorizing the department or its designee to approve training providers and curricula and maintain a list of approved providers, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1572?
SB 1572 is sponsored by Health Policy, Baxley, Gibson, Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" (Democrat), and Garcia, Ileana (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1572?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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