Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-5-10 - NURSING FACILITIES
Section 420-5-10-.01 - Definitions

(1) is a graduate of a dietary manager's training program, approved by the Dietary Manager's Association, or

(2) is a graduate of a dietetic technician program approved by the American Dietetic Association, or

(3) is a graduate from a college or university who has received a B.S. degree in the field of dietetics, food and nutrition or food service management which included course work in diet therapy and quantity food production.

(i) Successful completion of two years of academic study (a minimum of 60 semester hours or equivalent) in an accredited college or university with an associate degree in Medical Technology, or four years of academic study with a bachelor degree in Medical Technology; or

(ii) Graduation from high school and, subsequent to graduation, has had two years of documented experience as a technician trainee in a clinical laboratory of a hospital, a health department, a university, or a medical research institution or in a clinical laboratory providing equivalent training accepted by the State Board of Health as defined under "Independent Clinical Laboratory" (420-5-10-.01(1)(p); or

(iii) Graduation from high school and successful completion of an official military laboratory procedures course of at least twelve calendar months of study and has had at least one year of experience as a technician trainee in a clinical laboratory of a hospital, a health department, a university, or a medical research institution or in a clinical laboratory providing equivalent training accepted by the State Board of Health.

(iv) Achieve a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination for technologists approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(i) Is registered or meets requirements for registration as a professional level Therapeutic Recreation Specialist by the National Recreation and Park Association; or

(ii) Is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or

(iii) Has two years of experience in a social or recreations program within the past five years, one year of which was full time in a resident activities program in a health care setting.

(i) Abuse or Neglect or Misappropriation of Resident Property. The Department of Public Health shall establish and maintain such registry. The registry shall provide for the inclusion of specific documented findings by the Alabama Department of Public Health of resident neglect or abuse or misappropriation of resident property by any individual used by a nursing facility, as well as any brief statement of the individual disputing the findings. In the case of inquiries to the registry concerning an individual listed in the registry, any information disclosed concerning such a finding shall also include disclosure of any such statement in the registry relating to the finding or a clear and accurate summary of such a statement. Individuals must be notified in writing prior to the inclusion of findings in the registry and allowed the opportunity for a hearing in the event the individual disputes the findings.

(ii) Nurse Aide Training. The names and addresses of all nurse aides who attended an approved training program and who have successfully passed the approved competency evaluation will be included on the registry. The only exception of the requirement for attendance at an approved training program is those nurses' aides who are hired by a nursing facility prior to July 1, 1989, and who successfully pass the approved competency evaluation prior to January 1, 1990.