Haw. Code R. § 16-89A-4 - Maintenance requirements for recertification
(a) A
nurse aide's certification is valid for a limited period up to twenty-four
months and shall be renewed biennially. The certification of each nurse aide
shall cease upon the expiration of that nurse aide's current biennial
certification period, as determined by the department. A nurse aide's
recertification application shall be received by the department on or before
the end of the business day that is one month before the date the current
certification expires. Each nurse aide shall be responsible for renewing the
certification in a timely manner and satisfying the recertification
requirements provided by law. Lack of notification by the department shall not
be a valid reason for a nurse aide's non-renewal. Each nurse aide shall be
responsible for ensuring timely renewal of that nurse aide's
certification.
(b) The
recertification requirements for a nurse aide working in a medicare or medicaid
certified nursing facility shall consist of the successful completion of:
(1) An annual performance review completed by
the facility at least once every twelve months;
(2) Regular in-service training provided by
that facility based upon the outcome of the annual performance
reviews;
(3) A completed renewal
application on a form approved by the department and postmarked or received by
the department on or prior to thirty (30) days before the biennial expiration
date, as determined by the department. The form shall be signed by the medicare
or medicaid certified nursing facility's director of nurses, registered nurse,
director of human services, physician or designee recognized by the department
of health or the department of human services, who shall verify successful
completion of paragraphs (1) and (2) herein; and
(4) Verification that, for monetary
compensation, the nurse aide provided, at a minimum, one full day of nursing or
nursing-related services, in a medicare or medicaid certified nursing facility,
involving direct patient care within the prior twenty-four months.
(c) The recertification
requirements for a nurse aide working in state-licensed or state-certified
health care settings shall consist of the successful completion of:
(1) A competency evaluation approved by the
department of human services;
(2) A
completed renewal application, including applicable fees, on a form approved by
the department and postmarked or received by the department on or prior to
thirty (30) days before the biennial expiration date, as determined by the
department; and
(3) Verification
acceptable to the department that, for monetary compensation, the nurse aide
provided, at a minimum, one full day of nursing-related services, in a
state-licensed or state-certified health care setting, involving direct patient
care within the prior twenty-four months.
(d) If a nurse aide has not provided proof of
completing a minimum one full day of nursing or nursing-related services in a
state-licensed or state-certified health care setting involving direct patient
care for monetary compensation within the prior twenty-four months in either
the facility or setting or fails to meet renewal requirements, that nurse aide
shall complete the certification requirements of section 16-89A-3 anew.
Notes
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