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Please note, these links to the statutes and rules will open a second browser window. When you have reviewed these statutes, you can close that window and you will still have this page open and available to you in your first browser window.

For Florida Statutes, you will be connected to the Florida Legislature website, which is the official custodian of the statutes. The three steps to retrieving the information you are seeking are:

1. Select the statute year from the dropdown, if it is not displayed when the page opens.
2. Choose the appropriate Title that includes your statute(s).
3. Select the statute from the listing.

Chapter 400, Florida Statutes: Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities

Chapter 435, Florida Statutes: Employment Screening

Chapter 456, Florida Statutes: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions

Chapter 464, Part II, Florida Statutes: Certified Nursing Assistants

Chapter 120, Florida Statutes: Administrative Procedure Act

Chapter 20, Florida Statutes: Organizational Structure

Laws may be obtained by calling between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (850)-245-4567 or you may write to the Florida Certified Nursing Assistant Program, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C13, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3263.

The Florida Administrative Code (FAC) files are in a PDF file format, which will require software such as the Adobe PDF Reader to download. Once you are at the F.A.C. site, you will have to do a search for 64B9. Once adopted, rules impacting CNAs will be in 64B9-15, F.A.C.

Rule 64B9, Florida Administrative Code (pdf)

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