Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-167 - Out-of-state and allied health training endorsement for nurse aide
(a) Each person
whom the secretary has determined to have successfully completed training or
passed a test, or both, that is equivalent to the training or test required by
this state may be employed without taking this state's test.
(b) Each person whom the secretary has
determined not to be exempt from examination pursuant to subsection (a) but who
meets any one of the following requirements shall be deemed to have met the
requirements specified in K.A.R. 28-39-165 if that person passes a state test
as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-168:
(1) Each
person who has received nurse aide training in another state, is listed on
another state's registry as a nurse aide, and is eligible for employment as a
nurse aide shall be deemed eligible to take the state test as specified in
K.A.R. 28-39-168. Each person whose training in another state is endorsed and
who has passed the state test shall be issued a nurse aide
certificate.
(2) Each person who
meets any of the following criteria shall be deemed eligible to take the state
test as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-168:
(A)
Has completed training deemed equivalent to the requirements specified in
K.A.R. 28-39-165 ;
(B) is currently
licensed in Kansas or another state to practice as a registered nurse, licensed
practical nurse, or licensed mental health technician, with a license that has
not been suspended or revoked; or
(C) has a license to practice as a registered
nurse, licensed practical nurse, or licensed mental health technician that has
expired within the 24-month period before applying for equivalency, but has not
been suspended or revoked.
(3) Each person who has received training
from an accredited nursing or mental health technician training program within
the 24-month period before applying for equivalency and whose training included
a basic skills component comprised of personal hygiene, nutrition and feeding,
safe transfer and ambulation techniques, normal range of motion and
positioning, and a supervised clinical experience in geriatrics shall be deemed
eligible to take the state test as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-168.
(c) Each person qualified under
subsection (a) shall receive written notification from the department of
exemption from the requirement to take this state's test and the fact that the
person is eligible for employment.
(d) Each person qualified under subsection
(b) shall receive written approval from the department or its designated agent
to take the state test. Upon receiving written approval from the department or
its designated agent to take the state test, that person may be employed by an
adult care home as a nurse aide trainee II to provide direct care under the
direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. Each
person employed as a nurse aide trainee II shall be issued a nurse aide
certificate by the secretary, upon completion of the requirements specified in
K.A.R. 28-39-165, within one four-month period starting from the date of
approval, in order to continue employment providing direct care.
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