licensed health professional

(5) Required training of nurse aides (A) In general (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a nursing facility must not use on a full-time basis any individual as a nurse aide in the facility on or after October 1, 1990 , for more than 4 months unless the individual— (I) has completed a training and competency evaluation program, or a competency evaluation program, approved by the State under subsection (e)(1)(A), and (II) is competent to provide nursing or nursing-related services. (ii) A nursing facility must not use on a temporary, per diem, leased, or on any other basis other than as a permanent employee any individual as a nurse aide in the facility on or after January 1, 1991 , unless the individual meets the requirements described in clause (i). (B) Offering competency evaluation programs for current employees A nursing facility must provide, for individuals used as a nurse aide by the facility as of January 1, 1990 , for a competency evaluation program approved by the State under subsection (e)(1) and such preparation as may be necessary for the individual to complete such a program by October 1, 1990 . (C) Competency The nursing facility must not permit an individual, other than in a training and competency evaluation program approved by the State, to serve as a nurse aide or provide services of a type for which the individual has not demonstrated competency and must not use such an individual as a nurse aide unless the facility has inquired of any State registry established under subsection (e)(2)(A) that the facility believes will include information concerning the individual. (D) Re-training required For purposes of subparagraph (A), if, since an individual’s most recent completion of a training and competency evaluation program, there has been a continuous period of 24 consecutive months during none of which the individual performed nursing or nursing-related services for monetary compensation, such individual shall complete a new training and competency evaluation program, or a new competency evaluation program. (E) Regular in-service education The nursing facility must provide such regular performance review and regular in-service education as assures that individuals used as nurse aides are competent to perform services as nurse aides, including training for individuals providing nursing and nursing-related services to residents with cognitive impairments. (F) “Nurse aide” defined In this paragraph, the term “nurse aide” means any individual providing nursing or nursing-related services to residents in a nursing facility, but does not include an individual— (i) who is a licensed health professional (as defined in subparagraph (G)) or a registered dietician, or (ii) who volunteers to provide such services without monetary compensation. Such term includes an individual who provides such services through an agency or under a contract with the facility. (G) Licensed health professional defined In this paragraph, the term “licensed health professional” means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, physical, speech, or occupational therapist, physical or occupational therapy assistant, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or licensed or certified social worker.

Source

42 USC § 1396r(b)(5)


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