(a) The board will reinstate a nurse aide
certification that has been lapsed for one day, but less than two years, if the
applicant submits
(1) a completed
reinstatement application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the certification renewal fee and the
fingerprint processing fee established in
12 AAC 02.282;
(3) verification of successful completion of
all continuing education requirements in
12 AAC 44.825 that would have been
required to maintain a current certification for the entire period the
certification was lapsed; continuing education contact hours used for
reinstatement under this subsection may not be used to satisfy the continuing
education requirements for the next biennial certification period;
(4) verification that the applicant was
employed in another state or territory of the United States, or in a province
or territory of Canada, performing CNA duties for monetary compensation as
required under
12 AAC 44.815(c)
for the total number of hours that would have been required to maintain a
current certification for the entire period the certification was lapsed; and
(5) the applicant's fingerprint
information described in
12 AAC
44.812(a).
(b) An applicant for reinstatement of a nurse
aide certification under this section who has successfully completed a
competency evaluation under
12 AAC 44.850 within the 24 months
immediately preceding application for reinstatement is not required to meet the
requirements of (a)(3) and (4) of this section.
(c) The board will reinstate a nurse aide
certification that has been lapsed for at least two years, but less than five
years, if the applicant submits
(1) a
completed reinstatement application on a form provided by the
department;
(2) the certification
renewal fee and the fingerprint processing fee established in
12 AAC 02.282;
(3) verification of successful completion of
all continuing education requirements in
12 AAC 44.825 that would have been
required to maintain a current certification for the entire period the
certification was lapsed, with at least 24 hours having been completed within
the two years immediately preceding the date of application; continuing
education contact hours used for reinstatement under this subsection may not be
used to satisfy the continuing education requirements for the next biennial
certification period;
(4)
verification that the applicant was employed in another state or territory of
the United States, or in a province or territory of Canada, performing CNA
duties for monetary compensation as required under
12 AAC 44.815(c)
for the total number of hours that would have been required to maintain a
current certification for the entire period the certification was lapsed, with
at least 160 hours having been completed during the two years immediately
preceding the date of application;
(5) successful completion of a competency
evaluation under
12 AAC 44.850 within the 24 months
immediately preceding application for reinstatement; and
(6) the applicant's fingerprint information
described in
12 AAC
44.812(a).
(d) The board will not reinstate a nurse aide
certification that has been lapsed for five years or more. The former holder of
a nurse aide certification that has been lapsed for five years or more must
reapply for a new initial certification under this chapter.
