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
Requirements for Training Providers and Instructors
Section 156.200 - Approval of Training Providers

(A) A training provider shall not offer nurse aide training, or advertise that it provides nurse aides' training, without current approval from the Department to operate a nurse aide training program.

(B) Applications for approval as a nurse aide training provider shall be made to the Department in the format prescribed by the Department, and submitted at least 60 days prior to the proposed commencement of training.

(C) A nurse aide training program operated by a vocational high school, a community college, or any other training entity shall obtain all necessary approvals from other appropriate regulatory agencies, in addition to approval from the Department, prior to offering nurse aide training or advertising itself as a nurse aide training provider.

(D) Upon a determination by the Department that an application for approval to operate a nurse aide training program is complete, and the applicant is in compliance with the requirements for training providers, the Department shall issue its approval to the applicant to operate as a nurse aide training provider for a period of not more than two years.

(E) A nurse aide training provider must notify the Department at least 30 days in advance of any substantive changes to its program, and obtain approval from the Department prior to initiating a new training course.

(F) A nurse aide training provider must file an application for renewal of approval as a training provider in the format specified by the Department at least 60 days prior to the expiration of its current approval period.

(G) An applicant approved or re-approved as a nurse aide training provider for two years must submit documentation updating its status as a training provider in the format prescribed by the Department one year after receiving approval or re-approval as a training provider.

(H) The Department may withdraw its approval of a nurse aide training provider that fails to comply with the requirements for nurse aide training programs in 105 CMR 156.000 or at 42 CFR 483; and must withdraw its approval of a nurse aide training provider under the conditions specified in 42 CFR 483.151. In the event of withdrawal of approval by the Department, students who have started training with a training provider for which approval has been withdrawn will be allowed to complete the course.