Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-51-114

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 37, September 12, 2024

Section 28-51-114 - Home health aide course instructors

(a) Each instructor for the 20-hour course shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Each person who intends to be a course instructor shall submit a completed instructor approval application form to the licensing agency at least three weeks before offering an initial course and shall be required to receive approval as an instructor before the first day of an initial course.

(2) Each instructor shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of two years of licensed nursing experience, including at least 1,750 hours of experience in the provision of home health care services.

(b) Each instructor and course sponsor shall be responsible for ensuring that the following requirements are met:

(1) Each student in a 20-hour home health aide course shall be prescreened and tested for reading comprehension of the written English language at an eighth-grade reading level before enrolling in the course.

(2) A completed course approval application form shall be submitted to the licensing agency at least three weeks before offering the course. Approval of the course shall be obtained from the licensing agency at the beginning of each course whether the course is being offered initially or after a previous approval. Each change in course location, schedule, or instructor shall require prior approval by the licensing agency.

(3) All course objectives shall be accomplished.

(4) Health care professionals with appropriate skills and knowledge may be selected to conduct any part of the training. Each health care professional shall have at least one year of experience in the subject area in which the individual is providing training.

(5) Each person providing a portion of the training shall do so under the direct supervision of the instructor.

(6) If clinical instruction is included in the course, each student shall be under the direct supervision of the instructor.

(7) During the clinical instruction, the instructor shall perform no other duties than the provision of direct supervision to the students.

(8) The 20-hour home health aide course shall be prepared and administered in accordance with the guidelines in the "Kansas certified home health aide guidelines (20 hours)" and the "Kansas home health aide sponsor and instructor manual," as adopted in K.A.R. 28-51-113.

(c) Any instructor or course sponsor who does not fulfill the requirements of this regulation may be subject to withdrawal of approval to serve as a course instructor or a course sponsor.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-51-114

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-5109; implementing K.S.A. 65-5115; effective Dec. 29, 2003; amended Oct. 27, 2006.