§ 464.206, Fla. Stat. · Part II. CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS
Exemption from liability.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
If an employer terminates or denies employment to a certified nursing assistant whose certification is inactive as shown on the certified nursing assistant registry or whose name appears on a criminal screening report of the Department of Law Enforcement, the employer is not civilly liable for such termination and a cause of action may not be brought against the employer for damages, regardless of whether the employee has filed for an exemption from the board under s. 464.204(3). There may not be any monetary liability on the part of, and a cause of action for damages may not arise against, any licensed facility, its governing board or members thereof, medical staff, disciplinary board, agents, investigators, witnesses, employees, or any other person for any action taken in good faith without intentional fraud in carrying out this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 204, ch. 99-397; s. 79, ch. 2000-318; s. 105, ch. 2000-349.
Note
Note.—Former s. 468.826.
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