Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 100 - Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program
Subchapter B - Training and Competency Requirements
Section I-10011 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-10011

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. All nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs shall be approved by the department.

B. Training and competency evaluation programs may be provided by:

1. community colleges;

2. vocational-technical programs; and

3. other educational entities.

C. Nursing facilities may provide the classroom and clinical training portion of the program but the competency evaluation shall be administered by an entity approved by the department.

D. Each training and competency evaluation program shall:

1. maintain qualified, approved personnel for classroom and clinical instruction;

2. protect the integrity of the competency evaluations by keeping them secure;

3. utilize a pass rate of a least 70 percent for each individual student; and

4. assure the curriculum meets federal and state requirements.

E. Clinical instruction shall be conducted in a nursing home or a hospital-based skilled nursing facility unit.

F. Training programs that do not meet the minimum standards and cannot provide an acceptable plan for correcting deficiencies shall be eliminated from participation.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and P.L. 100-203.

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