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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="8-6A-14" future_version_removed="true" title_number="8" title_name="Nurses" subtitle_number="6A" subtitle_name="Certification of Nursing Assistants, Dialysis Technicians, and Medication Technicians">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board, in conjunction with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, shall approve each nursing assistant training program prior to its implementation and provide periodic survey of all programs in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board in conjunction with the Department, Maryland Higher Education Commission, and the affected industry shall develop regulations for nursing assistant training programs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The curriculum content for an approved nursing assistant training program shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Content consistent with State licensing requirements in the Health – General Article and all federal requirements;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All basic skills required of a nursing assistant regardless of the setting of the practice; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any skills required for certification in a specific category.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Any additional clinical practice skills specific to a setting of practice shall be taught in that setting as a part of the employment training process in that setting.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Board may make survey visits from time to time, without prior notice, to all certified nursing assistant training programs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The provisions of this section may not be interpreted to impose additional requirements for geriatric nursing assistants beyond those required under federal law.</text>
  </level>
</section>
