Bill Amendment: FL S0818 | 2016 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Instruction on Human Trafficking
Status: 2016-03-11 - Died on Calendar [S0818 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0818-Senate_Committee_Amendment_418944.html
Bill Title: Instruction on Human Trafficking
Status: 2016-03-11 - Died on Calendar [S0818 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-S0818-Senate_Committee_Amendment_418944.html
Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 818 Ì418944CÎ418944 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Health Policy (Grimsley) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Section 456.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to 6 read: 7 456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence 8 and human trafficking.— 9 (1)(a) The appropriate board shall require each person 10 licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, part I of 11 chapter 464, chapter 466, chapter 467, chapter 490, or chapter 12 491 to complete a 2-hour continuing education course, approved 13 by the board, on domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, and 14 on human trafficking, as defined in s. 787.06(2), as part of 15 every third biennial relicensure or recertification. 16 1. The domestic violence section of the course mustshall17 consist of data and information on the number of patients in 18 that professional’s practice who are likely to be victims of 19 domestic violence and the number who are likely to be 20 perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for 21 determining whether a patient has any history of being either a 22 victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on 23 how to provide such patients with information on, or how to 24 refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such 25 as domestic violence centers and other advocacy groups, that 26 provide legal aid, shelter, victim counseling, batterer 27 counseling, or child protection services. 28 2. The human trafficking section of the course must consist 29 of data and information on the types of human trafficking, such 30 as labor and sex, and the extent of human trafficking; factors 31 that place a person at greater risk for being a victim of human 32 trafficking; management of medical records of patients who are 33 human trafficking victims; patient safety and security; public 34 and private social services available for rescue, food, 35 clothing, and shelter referrals; hotlines for reporting human 36 trafficking maintained by the National Human Trafficking 37 Resource Center and the United States Department of Homeland 38 Security; validated assessment tools for identifying human 39 trafficking victims and general indicators that a person may be 40 a victim of human trafficking; procedures for sharing 41 information related to human trafficking with a patient; and 42 referral options for legal and social services. 43 (b) Eachsuchlicensee or certificateholder shall submit 44 confirmation of having completed the continuing educationsuch45 course, on a form provided by the board, when submitting fees 46 for every third biennial relicensure or recertificationrenewal. 47 (c) The board may approve additional equivalent courses 48 that may be used to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a). 49 Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete a 50 continuinganeducational course pursuant to this subsection may 51 include the hour required for completion of the course in the 52 total hours of continuing education required by law for thesuch53 profession, unless the continuing education requirements for the 54suchprofession consist of fewer than 30 hours of continuing 55 education biennially. 56 (d) Any person holding two or more licenses subject tothe57provisions ofthis subsection shall be permitted to show proof 58 of completion ofhaving takenone board-approved course on 59 domestic violence and human trafficking, for purposes of 60 relicensure or recertification for additional licenses. 61 (e) Failure to comply with the requirements of this 62 subsection shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action 63 under each respective practice act and under s. 456.072(1)(k). 64 In addition to discipline by the board, the licensee shall be 65 required to complete the board-approvedsuchcourse under this 66 subsection. 67 (2) Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions 68 of this section. 69 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016. 70 71 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 72 And the title is amended as follows: 73 Delete everything before the enacting clause 74 and insert: 75 A bill to be entitled 76 An act relating to instruction on human trafficking; 77 amending s. 456.031, F.S.; providing that certain 78 licensing boards must require specified licensees to 79 complete a specified continuing education course that 80 includes a section on human trafficking as a condition 81 of relicensure or recertification; providing 82 requirements and procedures related to the course; 83 providing an effective date.