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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.39.02.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="02" heading="Facilities and Resources.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General Facility Requirements. All classroom, laboratory, and clinical facilities used by a training program:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall be approved by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall be approved or accredited by the appropriate agency;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May not be on conditional or provisional approval status; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May not meet any of the factors set forth in 42 CFR §483.151(b)(2)—(3).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Classroom and Laboratory Facilities. Classroom and laboratory facilities shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Adequate space for privacy of faculty-student conferences; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Space for equipment and instructional materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Resources.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All instructional learning resources and materials shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be accessible and relevant to the role of the CNA;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Have a publication date not older than 5 years from the current year; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Be written at an 8th grade level.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Laboratory Equipment.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Laboratory equipment, at a minimum, shall include materials to support the following classroom activities:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Infection control;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Basic nursing skills;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Personal care skills; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Basic restorative services;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Board shall maintain on its website a list of the specific equipment required for laboratory facilities.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Clinical Facilities.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Clinical facilities shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Have a sufficient number and variety of clients to provide training experiences for all students to achieve the stated objectives;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Have a sufficient number of registered nurses and other nursing personnel to ensure safe and continuous care of clients; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Conform with accepted standards of nursing care and practice.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>There shall be a minimum of 1 course instructor for each 8 students in the clinical area.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Written Agreements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Except for facility-based programs, a training program shall have a written agreement with a clinical facility for student training experiences.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The written agreement developed in accordance with §D(3)(a) of this regulation shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Be developed jointly with the clinical facility and the training program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Be reviewed periodically by the clinical facility and the training program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Include a provision for adequate notice of termination;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Specify the responsibility of the training program to the clinical facility and the responsibility of the clinical facility to the training program; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Identify the functions and responsibilities of the parties involved.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </annotations>
</regulation>