Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1445 - RECERTIFICATION OF NURSE AIDES IN STATE-LICENSED OR STATE-CERTIFIED HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
Section 17-1445-3 - Recertification requirements

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1445-3

Current through November, 2024

(a) Nurse aides who are certified, employed in state-licensed or state-certified health care settings, and who choose to be recertified as a nurse aide are required to be recertified not less than every two years.

(b) The recertification process is a combination *of requirements specified by the department of commerce and consumer affairs and the department of human services.

(c) Recertification requirements of a nurse aide specified by the department of commerce and consumer affairs are as described in section 16-89A-4(c).

(d) Recertification requirements of a nurse aide specified by the department of human services are as follows:

(1) The nurse aide shall complete twenty-four hours of continuing education in the two-year period prior to the expiration of the current nurse aide certification.

(2) Continuing education subject areas shall consist of topics relevant to the employment of a nurse aide in a state-licensed or state-certified health care setting and may include:
(A) Communication and interpersonal skills;

(B) Universal precautions (infection control);

(C) Safety and emergency procedures, including Heimlich maneuver;

(D) Understanding and promoting client independence;

(E) Respecting client rights;

(F) Basic nursing skills, including recognizing abnormal changes in body functioning and the Importance of reporting changes to a supervisor;

(G) Personal care skills- to maintain elderly, disabled, and cognitively impaired clients in home-like settings;

(H) Mental health and social Service needs and resources;

(I) Basic restorative Services;

(J) Health care delivery Systems in Hawaii with an emphasis on agencies and facilities that care for the aged and disabled; and

(K) Best practices in the care of clients with diabetes, end-stage renal disease, Cancer, and clients who are terminally ill.

(3) In. addition to the completion of the required number of continuing education hours, the nurse aide shall complete a competency evaluation, signed by a registered nurse instructor or registered nurse evaluator, on a form approved by the department.

(e) The recertification requirements shall be met by completing one of the options specified in sections 17-1445-4 or 17-1445-5.

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