Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 33 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING CARE ADMINISTRATORS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY MANAGERS
Article 7 - ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY CAREGIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Section R4-33-705 - Renewal of Approval of an Assisted Living Facility Caregiver Training Program

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-33-705

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. The approval of an assisted living facility caregiver training program expires one year from the date of approval. If the approval of the training program expires, the owner of the training program shall immediately stop all training program activity.

B. To renew approval of an assisted living facility caregiver training program, the owner of the training program shall submit to the Board, no fewer than 60 and no more than 120 days before expiration of the current approval, an application packet that contains the following:

1. Name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the owner;

2. Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and website of the training program;

3. Name, telephone number, e-mail address, and license number of the program administrator required under R4-33-702(B);

4. Name, telephone number, e-mail address, and license number of each program instructor and evidence each program instructor is qualified under R4-33-702(C);

5. Written training program description, consistent with R4-33-702(A)(1);

6. Written curriculum, consistent with R4-33-703(C);

7. Since the time the training program was last approved:
a. Number of student-cohort classes to which training was provided,

b. Number of students who completed the training program,

c. Results obtained on the Board-approved written examination and skills checklist for each student, and

d. Percentage of students who passed the examination on the first attempt;

8. For an assisted living facility at which the training program has started to provide instruction since the training program was last approved, the information required under R4-33-704(B)(8);

9. Evaluation form required under R4-33-702(A)(6)(c) to enable students to assess the quality of the instructional experience provided by the training program;

10. Summary of evaluations for each student cohort, required under R4-33-702(G)(1)(c), and measures taken, if any, to improve the training program based on student evaluations;

11. Evidence of completion issued to a student under R4-33-702(A)(4);

12. Name of textbook used, author, publication date, and publisher;

13. Name of any technology-based materials used, producer of the material, and date produced;

14. Copy of written policies and procedures required under R4-33-702(A)(2);

15. Signature of the owner of the training program; and

16. The fee prescribed under R4-33-104(D)(2).

C. After review of the materials submitted under subsection (B), the Board shall ensure the training program is evaluated at either an onsite or telephonic meeting. The program owner shall ensure the program owner, program administrator, and all instructors are available to participate in the evaluation meeting.

D. The Board shall ensure each training program receives an onsite evaluation at least every four years. An onsite evaluation includes visiting each assisted living facility at which the training program provides instruction.

E. If the Board approves a training program following an onsite evaluation, no deficiencies were identified during the onsite evaluation, and no complaints are filed with the Board, the Board shall evaluate the training program under subsection (C) using a telephonic meeting for at least two years.

F. After conducting the evaluation required under subsection (C), the Board shall:

1. Renew approval of a training program the Board determines complies with R4-33-702 and R4-33-703, or

2. Issue a notice of deficiency under R4-33-706 to the owner of a training program the Board determines does not comply with R4-33-702 or R4-33-703.

G. The owner of an assisted living facility training program issued a notice of deficiency by the Board under subsection (F)(2) may request a hearing regarding the deficiency notice by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days after service of the Board's order. The Board shall conduct hearings under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

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