Section 17-1444-7 - On-going certification of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program(a) Prior to certification expiration, requests from a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program for a renewed certification shall be submitted to the department on a form approved by the department.(b) On-going certification of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program shall be granted after the department's review and determination that the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program continues to meet the certification requirements as specified in this chapter. Each on-going certification shall be granted for a period not to exceed two years.(c) When substantive changes occur with the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program that may affect the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program's ability to comply with certification requirements as specified in this chapter, the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program shall immediately notify the department of such changes. Upon notification of changes to the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, the department shall review the nurse aide training and competency devaluation program for continued compliance in accordance with provisions specified in this chapter.(d) Substantive changes may include, but shall not be limited to, changes in: (1) Registered nurse instructor personnel;(2) Classroom or clinical site locations;(3) Required curriculum content; or(4) Required hours of training.(e) The department may revoke certification of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program when the department determines that the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program: (1) Does not meet curriculum requirements as specified in section 17-1444-4;(2) Does not meet instructor requirements as specified in section 17-1444-5; or(3) Has not permitted the department to conduct unannounced on-site visits to review the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program.(f) The department shall provide written notification to the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program specifying the reason(s) for the revocation of a certification. Upon the effective date of revocation, the nurse aide training and competency evaluation program shall not enroll new trainees. A trainee who has already started a training program with a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program that has had its certification revoked shall be permitted to complete the training program.(g) A facility-based nurse aide training and competency evaluation program shall not be certified when the facility-based nurse aide training and competency evaluation program in the previous two years: (1) Has operated under a waiver issued by the department of health;(2) Has been subject to an extended or partial. extended survey conducted by the department of health;(3) Has been assessed a civil money penalty by, the department of health of not less than $5,000; or(4) Has been subject to a remedy to ensure the health and safety of its residents.(h) The department shall not, until two years has elapsed since the assessment of the penalty or penalties by the department of health, certify a facility-based nurse aide training and competency evaluation program that within the two-year period beginning October 1, 1988: (1) Had its participation terminated;(2) Was subject to a denial of payment;(3) Was assessed a civil money penalty of not less than $5,000 for deficiencies in nursing facility standards;(4) Operated under temporary management appointed to oversee the, operation of the nursing facility; or '(5) Pursuant to action taken by the department of health, was closed or had its residents transferred.[Eff JUL 12 2013] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-46) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. § 483.151)