Haw. Code R. § 16-89A-3 - Requirements for nurse aide certification
(a) The
requirements for a person applying for certification as a nurse aide working in
a medicare or medicaid certified nursing facility shall consist of the
successful completion of:
(1) The nurse aide
training program approved by the director of the department of human services.
No person shall be permitted to take the nurse aide examination until that
person has successfully completed the training program; and
(2) The nurse aide examination approved by
the director, with a passing score of seventy per cent on the test, along with
the successful demonstration of certain skills. The examination shall consist
of either a written or oral test, at the election of the applicant, along with
a demonstration of skills by means of a skills evaluation. The skills
demonstration shall consist of five randomly selected items drawn from a pool
consisting of tasks generally performed by a nurse aide; the person must
successfully demonstrate all of these skills. The pool of skills shall include
all personal care skills listed in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 483.152(b)(3).
(b)
The requirements for a person applying for certification as a nurse aide
working in state-licensed or state-certified health care settings shall consist
of the successful completion of:
(1) The
nurse aide training program approved by the director of the department of human
services. No person shall be permitted to take the nurse aide examination until
that person has successfully completed the training program; and
(2) The nurse aide examination approved by
the director, with a passing score of seventy per cent on the test, along with
the successful demonstration of certain skills. The examination shall consist
of either a written or oral test, at the election of the applicant, along with
a demonstration of skills by means of a skills evaluation, as provided in
subsection (a)(2).
(c)
Reciprocity certification shall be granted to a qualified nurse aide from
another state whose requirements are comparable to the certification
requirements of this subchapter.
(d) Once a nurse aide has met all of the
requirements for certification, the director shall provide a certificate to the
nurse aide.
(e) A person who is
unsuccessful in attaining certification shall be advised of the areas in which
the person is deficient.
(f) An
individual whose application for certification has been denied shall be given
the notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.
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