Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Content. The New York State RHCF Nurse
Aide Registry shall include but not be limited to the following information
concerning each certified nurse aide as applicable/appropriate:
(1) full name of nurse aide, including maiden
name and/or other surnames used;
(2) address of nurse aide when
certified/recertified;
(3) date of
birth;
(4) social security
number;
(5) name and date of
State-approved training and competency program(s) successfully
completed;
(6) certification number
of nurse aide with a descriptive modifier indicating how the nurse aide
obtained certification;
(7) most
recent recertification date of nurse aide;
(8) final findings of instances of resident
abuse, mistreatment or neglect against a nurse aide with date of hearing or
finding;
(9) the nursing home
employer at the time of certification/recertification and date of employment by
that employer;
(10) a record of
criminal conviction for resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect or
misappropriation of resident property against a nurse aide and the date of
conviction; and
(11) a statement by
the nurse aide disputing the findings or conviction that may not exceed 150
words, nor contain information which identifies other persons.
(b) Fees. The New York State RHCF
Nurse Aide Registry shall be supported and maintained by charging fees in
accordance with Public Health Law, section 2803-j.
(c) Access. The New York State RHCF Aide
Registry shall be accessible by telephone, during the hours established by the
Department, or in writing.
(d)
Obtaining information by telephone. The New York State RHCF Nurse Aide Registry
shall provide the following information upon request to residential health care
facilities, nurse aide agencies/employment organizations and nurse aide
registries maintained by other states in response to a telephone inquiry:
(1) telephone verification that the
individual is a certified nurse aide;
(2) an indication of findings of resident
abuse, mistreatment or neglect or criminal convictions of resident abuse,
mistreatment, neglect or misappropriation of resident property by a nurse aide;
and
(3) follow-up documentation as
described in subdivision (e) of this section.
(e) Obtaining written information. New York
State RHCF Nurse Aide Registry shall provide the following information upon the
receipt of a written request, in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom
of Information Law:
(1) verification that the
individual is a certified nurse aide, the certification number and date of
certification/recertification;
(2)
copies of final findings of resident abuse, mistreatment or neglect by a nurse
aide and a statement from the nurse aide disputing the findings, if any;
and
(3) a report of a criminal
conviction for resident abuse, mistreatment, neglect or misappropriation of
resident property and the date of the conviction.
