(1) Each certified nursing assistant
must complete a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training each
calendar year. For candidates certified during the calendar
year, the minimum in-service hours required shall be prorated at
the rate of 1.0 hours per month from the month of initial
certification to the end of the calendar year.
(2) Every 2 years, in-service
training hours shall include, but are not limited to, the
following areas:
(a) Bloodborne Pathogens, Infection
Control;
(b) Domestic Violence;
(c) Medical Record Documentation and
Legal Aspects Appropriate to Nursing Assistants;
(d) Resident Rights;
(e) Communication with Cognitively
Impaired Clients;
(f) CPR Skills; and
(g) Medical Error Prevention and
Safety.
(3) After meeting the requirement in
subsection (2), health care career/technical courses in a
college, university, or approved nursing program may be used to
meet the hour requirement in
subsection (1).
(4) A certified nursing assistant is
exempt from the in-service education requirement in subsection
(1) if the certified nursing assistant was on active duty with
the Armed Forces for 6 months or more during the calendar
year, and was in good standing with the Board at the time active
duty began. However, this exemption will not arise on the basis
of the performance of short periods of active duty (such as
summer or weekend drills) by a member of the Armed Forces
Reserves. Duty in the United States Public Health Service is not
considered duty in the Armed Forces.
(5) A certified nursing assistant who
is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces and was caused to
be absent from Florida due to the spouse’s duties with the Armed
Forces shall be exempt from in-service hour requirements. The
certified nursing assistant must show satisfactory proof of the
absence and the spouse’s military status.
(6) Each certified nursing assistant
must retain in-service compliance records for a period of 4
years and submit records to the Board if required for auditing.
