Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 69K-17.0035 - Communicable Disease Education Required for Operational Personnel
(1) This rule implements Section
497.162, F.S.
(2) "Operational Personnel" subject to the
communicable disease course required under Section
497.162, F.S., shall be those
unlicensed staff of any funeral establishment, direct disposal establishment,
cinerator facility, removal service, refrigeration facility, or centralized
embalming facility, who have direct contact with human remains. "Staff" as used
in this rule includes persons who are directly employed by the establishment,
facility, or service, as well as staff provided to the establishment, facility,
or service by or through an employee leasing firm, temporary staffing firm, or
similar business.
(3) For purposes
of this rule human remains includes a body, a detached body part, or any body
fluids in, taken from, or seeping from, human remains.
(4) For purposes of this rule direct contact
includes touching the human remains whether or not the staff is wearing gloves
or other protective gear. Direct contact includes contact with clothes being
worn on the human remains.
(5) The
course required by Section
497.162, F.S., shall be a course
approved by the Board for at least 2 hours of continuing education credit in
the communicable disease category under Rule
69K-17.0042, F.A.C., covering
the basic elements of communicable disease risks and risk prevention and
mitigation in the deathcare industry context. The course may be taken through
use of pre-recorded DVD or video-cassette, or other type of audio, video,
Internet, or home study course.
(6)
All persons subject to Section
497.162, F.S., shall maintain a
certificate of completion showing proof of meeting the communicable disease
education requirement as a condition of employment with any establishment,
facility or service regulated under Chapter 497, F.S.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 497.103(1)(s), (5)(a), 497.162 FS. Law Implemented 497.162 FS.
New 4-10-94, Amended 9-10-96, 11-20-96, 6-24-01, Formerly 61G8-17.0035, Amended 6-9-09, 8-10-11.
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