Regulation .05 Facilities and Resources.
Regulation .05 Facilities and Resources.LinkCopy Citation
A.
General Facility Requirements. All classroom, laboratory, and clinical facilities used by a training program:
(1)
Shall be approved by the Board;
(2)
Shall be approved or accredited by the appropriate agency;
(3)
May not be on conditional or provisional approval status; and
(4)
May not meet any of the factors set forth in 42 CFR §483.151(b)(2)—(3).
B.
Classroom and Laboratory Facilities. Classroom and laboratory facilities shall include:
(1)
Adequate space for privacy of faculty-student conferences; and
(2)
Space for equipment and instructional materials.
C.
Resources.
(1)
All instructional learning resources and materials shall:
(a)
Be accessible and relevant to the role of the CNA;
(b)
Have a publication date not older than 5 years from the current year; and
(c)
Be written at an 8th grade level.
(2)
Laboratory Equipment.
(a)
Laboratory equipment, at a minimum, shall include materials to support the following classroom activities:
(i)
Infection control;
(ii)
Basic nursing skills;
(iii)
Personal care skills; and
(iv)
Basic restorative services;
(b)
The Board shall maintain on its website a list of the specific equipment required for laboratory facilities.
D.
Clinical Facilities.
(1)
Clinical facilities shall:
(a)
Have a sufficient number and variety of clients to provide training experiences for all students to achieve the stated objectives;
(b)
Have a sufficient number of registered nurses and other nursing personnel to ensure safe and continuous care of clients; and
(c)
Conform with accepted standards of nursing care and practice.
(2)
There shall be a minimum of 1 course instructor for each 8 students in the clinical area.
(3)
Written Agreements.
(a)
Except for facility-based programs, a training program shall have a written agreement with a clinical facility for student training experiences.
(b)
The written agreement developed in accordance with §D(3)(a) of this regulation shall:
(i)
Be developed jointly with the clinical facility and the training program;
(ii)
Be reviewed periodically by the clinical facility and the training program;
(iii)
Include a provision for adequate notice of termination;
(iv)
Specify the responsibility of the training program to the clinical facility and the responsibility of the clinical facility to the training program; and
(v)
Identify the functions and responsibilities of the parties involved.
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