Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 677 - Nurse Aide Training and Certification
Subchapter 11 - Long Term Care Aides
Section 310:677-11-2 - Deemed to meet state certification requirements

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 310:677-11-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) The Department shall deem a certified long term care aide to meet the nurse aide certification requirements for the following employers after successful completion of at least sixteen (16) hours of documented orientation specific to the employer's population. This requirement shall apply to the following employers:

(1) Residential care.

(2) Adult day care.

(3) Specialized facility.

(b) A home care aide may be employed by a long term care facility following at least sixteen (16) hours of training in the following areas:

(1) Resident rights.

(2) Caring for the resident when death is imminent.

(3) Care of the cognitively impaired resident.

(4) Avoiding the need for restraints in accordance with current professional standards.

(5) The minimum data set, care plans and the interdisciplinary team.

(c) Documentation of the sixteen (16) hours of training shall indicate time spent in each area, be signed by the nurse aide and the instructor and be kept in the nurse aide's personnel file. Documentation shall also be submitted to the Department to place the certified home care aide on the registry as a certified long term care aide.

Added at 12 Ok Reg 3087, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2106, eff 6-27-02

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Oklahoma may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.