An Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) workshop will be held at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 26 to create new rules relating to the nurse delegation legislation passed by the Florida Legislature in 2020 (HB 607) and 2022 (SB 718).

The following rules will be discussed during the workshop. To view the workshop agenda, please click here. The full text of the proposed rule can be downloaded below.

• 59A-8.0095 – Personnel (hearing notice)
  • Clarifies training, the delegation of tasks, and supervisory requirements for home health aides and certified nursing assistants (CNAs); aligns requirements for alternate administrators with administrators and the alternate director of nursing with the director of nursing; requires submission of the license application form to report certain personnel changes.
• Rule 59A-8.0097 – Medication Training and Validation (hearing notice)
  • Establishes training and validation requirements for home health aides and CNAs.
• Rule 59A-8.0216 – RN Delegation of Tasks (hearing notice)
  • Establishes criteria for the delegation of tasks by a registered nurse (RN) and supervisory requirements for home health aides and CNAs.
• 59A-8.0219 – Medication Administration (hearing notice)
  • Establishes procedures for the administration of medication by home health aides and CNAs to home health agency personnel.

The workshop can be attended in person or by phone at AHCA headquarters (2727 Mahan Drive, Building 3, Conference Room A, Tallahassee, FL 32308). For remote participation, call (888) 585-9008 with the entry code 998-518-088#.

For more information, please contact John Rainey, Laboratory and In-Home Services Unit, by phone at (850) 412-4374 or via e-mail at John.Rainey@ahca.myflorida.com.