Regulation .06 Application for Certification.
Regulation .06 Application for Certification.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Initial Certification.
(1)
An applicant for initial certification shall:
(a)
Comply with all of the requirements under Regulation .04A of this chapter;
(b)
Pay the required fee to the Board; and
(c)
Submit to the Board one of the items in §A(2) of this regulation.
(2)
Verification Requirements.
(a)
For graduates of a nursing assistant or acute care nursing assistant training program, an application that has been signed by the program coordinator or faculty of the training program completed by the applicant;
(b)
For service members, documentation demonstrating successful completion of service member training and education that has been determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to a nursing assistant training program approved by the Board;
(c)
For nursing students and graduates, an official transcript demonstrating successful completion of a portion of an approved nursing education program that the Board determines meets the requirements for a nursing assistant training program set by the Board; or
(d)
For foreign-educated nursing graduates, a copy of an evaluation of the applicant’s transcript through a Board-approved vendor demonstrating successful completion of a portion of an approved nursing education program that meets the requirements for a nursing assistant training program set by the Board.
(3)
A program coordinator or faculty of a nursing assistant or acute care nursing assistant training program:
(a)
May sign an application before graduation; and
(b)
Shall submit written verification, as required by the Board, of program completion to the Board after 5 business days of the applicant’s program completion.
(4)
An applicant shall submit an application for initial certification after 24 months of the date of completion of an approved nursing assistant training program, an approved acute care nursing assistant training program, or portion of an approved nursing education program.
(5)
If an applicant fails to meet §A(4) of this regulation, an applicant still seeking certification shall take or re-take an approved nursing assistant training program or approved acute care nursing assistant training program and comply with §A(4) of this regulation.
B.
Certification by Endorsement. An applicant for nursing assistant certification by endorsement shall:
(1)
Comply with all of the requirements under Regulation .04A of this chapter;
(2)
Pay the required fee to the Board; and
(3)
Submit the following verifications directly to the Board from the appropriate authority:
(a)
A certificate to practice as a nursing assistant in good standing from another state or territory with certification requirements that are essentially similar to the requirements in this State; and
(b)
A certificate of completion from a nursing assistant training program in that state or territory that meets the standards for an approved nursing assistant training program set by the Board.
C.
Every applicant shall attest on the application whether the applicant has:
(1)
Committed any act or omission that would be grounds for discipline or denial of certification; and
(2)
A record of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of a client’s property or any disciplinary action taken or pending in any state or territory of the United States against the certification of the applicant.
D.
A CNA-II who seeks certification as a CNA-I shall:
(1)
Submit an application to the Board on the form required by the Board; and
(2)
Comply with §§A(1)(c) and A(3)—(5) of this regulation.
E.
A temporary nurse aide applying for certification as a CNA-1 shall:
(1)
Comply with §A of this regulation; and
(2)
Ensure that the administrator, director of nursing, or human resources representative of the applicant’s employer submits to the Board an attestation, on the form required by the Board, that:
(a)
Is completed by the:
(i)
Applicant;
(ii)
Registered Nurse instructor or supervisor of the applicant during employment; and
(iii)
Administrator or director of nursing for the employer; and
(b)
Verifies that the applicant satisfies the requirements of Regulation .05F of this chapter.
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