Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide
12 AAC 44.850 - Nurse aide competency evaluation

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 44.850

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) To be approved by the board a certified nurse aide competency evaluation must include

(1) an examination covering the subjects specified in 12 AAC 44.845 and 12 AAC 44.847; the competency evaluation must offer the applicant a choice between a written examination and an oral examination;

(2) a practical examination demonstrating the applicant's clinical and practical nurse aide skills; and

(3) notification to the applicant of the applicant's performance on the competency evaluation, identifying those portions, if any, of the competency evaluation that the applicant did not pass.

(b) A competency evaluation must be administered and evaluated by a registered nurse approved by the board who has at least one year's experience in providing care for the elderly or the chronically ill of any age.

(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, an applicant who does not successfully complete the competency evaluation required under this section may retake that portion of the competency evaluation that the applicant did not pass, upon payment of the examination fee required under 12 AAC 02.282.

(d) An applicant who does not successfully complete the competency evaluation after three attempts must complete a remedial course of training as required by the board. The applicant must provide proof of having fulfilled the requirements of the remedial course of training before the board will approve the applicant to retake the competency evaluation.

Authority:AS 08.68.100

AS 08.68.331

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