Section 16-89A-3 - Requirements for nurse aide certification(a) The requirements for a person applying for certification as a nurse aide working in a medicare or medicaid certified nursing facility shall consist of the successful completion of: (1) The nurse aide training program approved by the director of the department of human services. No person shall be permitted to take the nurse aide examination until that person has successfully completed the training program; and(2) The nurse aide examination approved by the director, with a passing score of seventy per cent on the test, along with the successful demonstration of certain skills. The examination shall consist of either a written or oral test, at the election of the applicant, along with a demonstration of skills by means of a skills evaluation. The skills demonstration shall consist of five randomly selected items drawn from a pool consisting of tasks generally performed by a nurse aide; the person must successfully demonstrate all of these skills. The pool of skills shall include all personal care skills listed in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) §483.152(b)(3).(b) The requirements for a person applying for certification as a nurse aide working in state-licensed or state-certified health care settings shall consist of the successful completion of: (1) The nurse aide training program approved by the director of the department of human services. No person shall be permitted to take the nurse aide examination until that person has successfully completed the training program; and(2) The nurse aide examination approved by the director, with a passing score of seventy per cent on the test, along with the successful demonstration of certain skills. The examination shall consist of either a written or oral test, at the election of the applicant, along with a demonstration of skills by means of a skills evaluation, as provided in subsection (a)(2).(c) Reciprocity certification shall be granted to a qualified nurse aide from another state whose requirements are comparable to the certification requirements of this subchapter.(d) Once a nurse aide has met all of the requirements for certification, the director shall provide a certificate to the nurse aide.(e) A person who is unsuccessful in attaining certification shall be advised of the areas in which the person is deficient.(f) An individual whose application for certification has been denied shall be given the notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.[Eff 2/12/09] (Auth: HRS § 457A-3) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-9, 457A-1, 457A-1.5, 457A-2, 457A-3, 457A-7, 457A-8)