Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 677 - Nurse Aide Training and Certification
Subchapter 11 - Long Term Care Aides
Section 310:677-11-4 - Curriculum

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 310:677-11-4

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

(a) The training program for long term care aides shall include:

(1) At least, seventy-five (75) hours of training or the equivalent.

(2) At least sixteen (16) hours of training in the following areas prior to any direct contact with a resident that is documented and signed by the nurse aide trainee:
(A) Communication and interpersonal skills.

(B) Infection control.

(C) Safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver.

(D) Promoting a resident's independence.

(E) Respecting a resident's rights.

(3) At least sixteen (16) hours of supervised practical training that is documented and signed by the nurse aide trainee.

(b) The long term care aide training program shall include the subjects specified in paragraphs (b)(2) through (7) of 42 CFR 483.152(b) including:

(1) Basic nursing skills;

(2) Personal care skills;

(3) Mental health and social service needs;

(4) Care of cognitively impaired residents;

(5) Basic restorative services; and

(6) Residents' Rights.

(c) Pursuant to 63 O.S. § 1-1951(A)(3), the long term care aide training program shall include a minimum of ten (10) hours of training in the care of Alzheimer's patients.

Added at 12 Ok Reg 3087, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2106, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2068, eff 6-25-09

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