02-371-22 Me. Code R. § 5

Current through 2025-02, January 8, 2025
Section 371-22-5 - Training Sites and Rotations
1. Primary and Secondary Sites

The AIT must select as the primary training site for the AIT Program either a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or an Intermediate Care Facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID).

For AITs selecting a Skilled Nursing Facility as a primary training site, at least one clinical rotation of at least 40 hours must be completed in each of the secondary training sites. For AITs selecting an ICF/IID Facility as a primary training site, a minimum of 480 hours must be completed at the Skilled Nursing Facility site as well as at least 40 hours completed at a Level IV Residential Care Facility.

2. Prior Experience and Training

The prior experience and training of the AIT may be considered in the development and duration and/or depth of training in certain domains. If the AIT is currently, or has been within the previous two (2) years, employed in a professional capacity in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or an Intermediate Care Facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) a maximum of 40 hours of AIT work shall be devoted to that field in which the AIT was previously employed

02-371 C.M.R. ch. 22, § 5