Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATP/NATCEP)/ Certified
Nursing Assistant (CNA) Eligibility Requirements:
1. applicant shall be a professional nursing
program graduate with current Louisiana licensure as a registered nurse (RN) or
licensed practical nurse (LPN);
2.
all instructors shall have one of the following: CTTIE,VTIE, master's degree or
above, or a CNA train the trainer certificate and meet nurse aide training and
competency evaluation program (NATP/NATCEP) regulations, as mandated by the
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Health Standards Section;
3. LPNs may serve as a certified nursing
assistant/NATP instructor under the direct supervision of an RN. LPNs, under
the general supervision of the primary instructor, may provide classroom and
skills training instruction and supervision with two years of experience in
provision of long term care services.
B. Certified Nursing Assistant, Program
Coordinator Eligibility Requirements. The program coordinator shall have the
following experience and qualifications:
1.
current Louisiana licensure as a registered nurse (RN);
2. a minimum of two years of nursing
experience, of which at least one year must be in the provision of long term
care facility services such as a nursing home or skilled nursing
facility;
3. completion of VTIE,
CTTIE, CNA train-the-trainer program or a graduate degree; and
4. meet requirements mandated by the
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Health Standards Section;
C. Emergency Medical Technician
1. An emergency medical technician (EMT)
instructor must be approved by the Bureau of EMS.
D.Athletic Trainer Eligibility Requirements
1. Sports medicine instructors shall have at
least a Bachelor of Science degree and have a valid current state and/or
national certification as an athletic trainer and meet all CTTIE
requirements.
2. Applicants
pursuing a graduate degree in athletic training who are working as an athletic
trainer graduate assistant or athletic trainer intern at a university
accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 may count the work experience hours
toward meeting the required work hours for the CTTIE application. CTTIE
application must include a letter from the director of athletics training at
the university with the actual number of hours worked and assigned
duties.
E. Career
Explorations Awareness Skills eligibility requirements:
1. a bachelor's degree from a state-approved
college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602, with two years
of full-time work experience, or 3,840 hours of work experience within four
years of date of application; or a valid standard Louisiana teaching or school
counselor certification; and
2.
Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Louisiana training or Quest for Success
training.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15),
R.S.
17:7(6),
R.S.
17:10,
R.S.
17:22(6),
R.S.
17:391.1- 391.10, and
R.S.
17:411.
