Florida Certified Nursing Assistant In-Service Online- $24.96

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FMES offers all 12 mandatory in-service training classes for Florida CNAs online. Then satisfy the other 12 hours with any of our other programs, for a total of 24 hours for license renewal. Do I need 24 hours? >> read more

12 hours of mandatory ceu's for only $24.96. Best price in Florida!
(Purchase "Your mandatory 12 hour inservice for CNAs")

Certified Nursing Assistants are required by the Florida Board of Nursing to complete 12 in-service hours per calendar year that shall include the following subject areas during the biennium:

Be sure to look for the " Your mandatory 12 hour inservice for CNAs" TEST title once you sign-in (only $24.96), if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call (386-325-5790 or email).

What are the mandatory subject areas?

• Blood Borne Pathagens, HIV/AIDS, Infection Control; (3 hours)

• Domestic Violence; (2 hours)

• Medical Record Documentation and Legal Aspects Appropriate to Nursing Assistants;
(1 hour)

• Resident Rights; (2 hours)

• Communication with cognitively impaired clients; (1 hour)

• CPR skills; (1 hour)

• Medical Error Prevention and Safety. (2 hours)

• For a total of 12 mandatory in-service hours.
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Florida CNA license renewal

Your Florida CNA license is good for 2 years. The Board of Nursing sends out renewal letters to your last known address. It is your responsibility to keep your address current with the Nursing Assistant Registry. We report credits to CEBroker, the state's auditing system.

Check your license, some CNAs will expire 12/31/2011

If you do not renew your license/certificate by 12/31/2011 it will become delinquent and you will be required to pay a delinquent fee of $50, in addition to the renewal fee. The renewal must be postmarked by 12/31/2011, if you are mailing it.

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How many hours do I need to renew my CNA license?
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.

For example: You were licensed in June 2010
June 2010 until December 2009 = 7 months, therefore, 7 hours of training or ceu's.
January 2011 until December 2011 = 12 months, therefore, 12 hours of ceu's.
For a TOTAL of 19 hours of ceu's for license renewal that must be completed by December 31, 2011 before you renew your license.

Contact hours = hours of in-service = continuing education = ceu's = credits = all the same meaning.

In addition, the Agency for Healthcare Administration and the Department of Elderly Affairs have specific in-service requirements for CNAs who work in certain facilities or agencies.

Mailing address for the Florida Registry of CNA's:

Certifed Nursing Assistant Registry
Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C13
Tallahassee, FL 32399

CNA Registry:
(850) 245-4125
or
(850)-245-4567

Exemptions from in-service training

A certified nursing assistant is exempt from the in-service education requirement 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.

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.

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. FMES will keep a record of your in-service hours, that are completed on our website, for 4 years.