N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-14.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:37-14.10 - Competency examination

(a) Upon successful completion of an approved training program, the applicant shall register for the next scheduled administration of the competency examination administered by the Board or a Board-approved testing service.

(b) The applicant may be employed by a home health care agency under the supervision of a registered professional nurse while waiting to take the next scheduled administration of the competency examination.

(c) The competency examination shall be an examination administered by the Board of Nursing or a Board-approved testing service at least four times a year.

(d) The passing score on the examination shall be established and reviewed annually by the Board.

(e) An individual who fails the competency examination may retake the examination provided that he or she registers for the next scheduled administration of the examination.

(f) An individual awaiting the next scheduled administration of the examination in accordance with (e) above may continue to be employed by a home health care agency under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.

(g) If the individual fails in the second attempt to pass the examination, he or she shall successfully complete another homemaker-home health aide training program approved by the Board before taking the examination again. This individual shall not be employed as a homemaker-home health aide until he or she passes the examination.

(h) Upon application to the Board, an individual may satisfy the examination requirement for certification as a homemaker-home health aide by passing an oral competency evaluation in English or Spanish.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37-14.10

Renumbered from 13:37-14.11 by 48 N.J.R. 423(a), effective 3/7/2016