A. The Board shall
maintain a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registry and a Licensed Nursing
Assistant (LNA) Registry. All individuals listed in either Registry shall
provide proof to the Board, either directly or through the Board's test vendor,
of legal presence in the United States as specified in A.R.S. §
41-1080. Both
Registries meet the requirements of A.R.S. §
32-1606(B)(11).
1. To be placed on the CNA Registry, an
applicant shall either:
a. Have successfully
completed an approved nursing assistant training program and passed the nursing
assistant written and manual skills competency evaluation within the past two
years; or
b. For endorsement, be
listed on another state's nursing assistant registry.
2. To renew CNA Registry status under A.R.S.
§
32-1642(E), an applicant shall submit an application that includes verified statements
establishing:
a. Whether applicant has
performed nursing assistant or nursing related services for at least eight
hours within the past 24 months. An applicant must complete this work
requirement to be eligible for renewal.
b. Whether the applicant's listing on any
registry in any other state includes documented findings of abuse, neglect or
misappropriation of property.
3. The Executive Director shall include the
following information in the CNA Registry for each registered individual:
a. Full legal name and any other names
used;
b. Address of
record;
c. County of
residence;
d. The date of initial
placement on the registry;
e. Dates
and results of both the written and manual skills portions of the nursing
assistant competency examination;
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f. Date of expiration of
current registration, if applicable;
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g. Any substantiated
complaints of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property; and
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h.
Registry status such as active or expired as applicable.
B. An LNA applicant who meets the
qualifications under subsection (A)(1) and the licensure requirements of this
Article shall be placed on an LNA Registry. The Executive Director shall
include the following information in the LNA Registry for each licensed
individual:
1. Information contained in
subsection (A)(3);
2.
Existence of pending investigation, if
applicable;
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2. Status of the license
and any Board actions on the license, such as active, denied, expired, or
revoked, as applicable.
C. The Executive Director shall include the
following information in the applicable Registry for an individual if the
Board, or the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds
that the individual has violated relevant law. For a finding by the Board or
HHS, the Executive Director shall include:
a
1. The finding,
including the date of the decision, and a reference to each statute, rule, or
regulation violated; and
b
2. The sanction, if
any, including the date of action and the duration of action, if time-limited.
2. For a finding by the Arizona
Department of Health Services, the Executive Director shall
include:
a.
The allegation;
b.
Documentation of the investigation, including the:
i.
Nature of allegation, and
ii.
Description of evidence supporting the
finding;
c.
Date of hearing, if any, or the date that the
complaint was substantiated;
d.
Statement disputing the allegation, if
any;
e.
The finding, including the date of the decision and
a reference to each statute or rule violated; and
f.
The sanction, including the dates of action and the
duration of the sanction, if time-limited.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R4-19-810
New Section adopted by
final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 757, effective February 4, 2000 (Supp. 00-1).
Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 4254, effective December 5, 2005
(Supp. 05-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1859, effective
9/8/2014. Amended by exempt rulemaking at
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A.A.R. 1900, effective 7/1/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at
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A.A.R. 919, effective 6/3/2019.
