N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 86-2.32

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 86-2.32 - Nurse aide competency exam

(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Rate shall mean the aggregate governmental payment to the facility per patient day as defined in section 86-2.8 of this Subpart.

(2) Nurse aide trainee shall mean a person as defined in section 414.1(b)(8) of this Title.

(3) Nurse aide shall mean a person as defined in section 414.1(b)(7) of this Title.

(4) Program coordinator shall mean a person as defined in section 414.1(b)(26) of this Title.

(5) Primary instructor shall mean a person as defined in section 414.1(b)(27) of this Title.

(6) Clinical skills evaluator shall mean a person as defined in section 414.1(b)(28) of this Title who is qualified to administer the clinical section of the nurse aide competency exam.

(7) The competency examination shall mean the clinical skills examination and the written or oral competency examination required of nurse aides by section 2803-j of the Public Health Law.

(b) For the rate period July 2, 1989 through June 30, 1990 an amount shall be added to each residential health care facility's rate to compensate facilities for the cost of the fees charged facilities for the nurse aide competency exam.

(c) The estimated initial amount added to each residential health care facility's rate shall be determined as follows:

(1) The percentage of the number of full time equivalent (FTE) nurse aides in each facility to the number of FTE nurse aides in all residential health care facilities shall be calculated.

(2) This percentage shall be applied to the estimated number of nurse aides working in all residential health care facilities.

(3) The product shall then be multiplied by the estimated cost of testing for each nurse aide.

(4) This amount shall be divided by the number of patient days in each residential health care facility, multiplied by two and then added to the residential health care facility's rate.

(d) The department shall determine the actual cost of the examination for each facility and adjust the estimated initial amount to the actual amount in a rate no later than July 1, 1990.

(e) The costs of the fees of the clinical skills evaluator and/or the program coordinator/primary instructor shall consist of the estimated training fee multiplied by three. Each residential health care facility shall receive this estimated amount in the manner described in paragraph (c)(4) of this section and the actual amount shall be determined and the rate adjusted not later than July 1, 1990.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 §§ 86-2.32