Current through September, 2024
Section 17-1445-4 - Option A nurse aide recertification(a) Option A is the completion of a twenty-four hour course of study offered by a state-certified nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, and supervised by a registered nurse instructor who possesses a minimum of two years nursing experience, at least one year of which must have been in the Provision of nursing facility services.(b) The registered nurse instructor shall have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience in teaching adults of supervising nurse aides.(c) Upon successful completion of the twenty-four hour course of study, the registered nurse instructor shall sign a nurse aide competency evaluation, on a form approved by the department, certifying that the nurse aide has completed the course of study and has demonstrated competency and proficiency in basic nurse aide skills.(d) The state-certified nurse aide training and competency evalution program shall objectively measure the nurse aide's Performance in the course of study that shall include, but not limited to, the following: (1) Attendance records; and(2) Evidence that the nurse aide has achieved competency and proficiency in basic nurse aide skills.(e) At completion of the twenty-four hour course of study, the state-certified nurse aide training and competency evalution program shall provide the nurse aide with a certificate as proof of course completion.[Eff JUL 12 2013] (Auth. HRS §§ 346-14, 346-46) (Imp: HRS § 457A-8; 42 C.F.R. §§483.75, 483.152, 483.154 )