Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 156.000 - The Training Of Nurses Aides In Long-term Care Facilities
Implementation of Nurses' Aides Training
Section 156.100 - Responsibilities of the Facility

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 156.000 MA Code of Regs 156.100

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) Any long-term care facility that hires a nurse aide shall ensure the nurse aide completes the nurse aide training within 90 days of commencing employment unless:

(1) The facility verifies through the Registry, as established in accordance with M.G.L. c. 111, § 72J, the individual has a current certification as a nurse aide; or

(2) The facility documents the individual is exempt from completing training as a nurse aide subsequent to beginning employment because:
(a) The individual is currently certified as a nurse aide in another state, as verified through that state's nurse aide registry;

(b) The individual has successfully completed a nurse aide training program in another state that has been approved by that state under 42 CFR 483.151; or

(c) The individual has successfully completed a clinical course in an approved school of nursing, in accordance with 244 CMR 6.00: Approval of Nursing Education Programs and the General Conduct Thereof, which included hands on care skills as specified in the minimum standard curriculum.

(B) A long-term care facility shall not continue to employ any individual as a nurse aide for more than four months after commencing employment unless the facility verifies through the Registry that the individual has current certification as a nurse aide.

(C) A facility shall ensure that all nurse aides employed through temporary nursing agencies to provide care to the facility's residents meet the training and certification requirements pursuant to 105 CMR 156.100 through:

(1) a written agreement with the temporary nursing agency that the agency will provide only nurse aides trained in conformity with 105 CMR 156.100; or

(2) Verification by the facility prior to employment at the facility, that such nurse aides meet the training and certification requirements of 105 CMR 156.100.

(D) The facility shall ensure nurse aides perform only those tasks for which they have been trained and for which they have successfully demonstrated their ability to correctly perform these tasks.

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