Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-51-114 - Home health aide course instructors
(a) Each instructor
for the 20-hour course shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Each person who intends to be a course
instructor shall submit a completed instructor approval application form to the
licensing agency at least three weeks before offering an initial course and
shall be required to receive approval as an instructor before the first day of
an initial course.
(2) Each
instructor shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of two years of licensed
nursing experience, including at least 1,750 hours of experience in the
provision of home health care services.
(b) Each instructor and course sponsor shall
be responsible for ensuring that the following requirements are met:
(1) Each student in a 20-hour home health
aide course shall be prescreened and tested for reading comprehension of the
written English language at an eighth-grade reading level before enrolling in
the course.
(2) A completed course
approval application form shall be submitted to the licensing agency at least
three weeks before offering the course. Approval of the course shall be
obtained from the licensing agency at the beginning of each course whether the
course is being offered initially or after a previous approval. Each change in
course location, schedule, or instructor shall require prior approval by the
licensing agency.
(3) All course
objectives shall be accomplished.
(4) Health care professionals with
appropriate skills and knowledge may be selected to conduct any part of the
training. Each health care professional shall have at least one year of
experience in the subject area in which the individual is providing training.
(5) Each person providing a
portion of the training shall do so under the direct supervision of the
instructor.
(6) If clinical
instruction is included in the course, each student shall be under the direct
supervision of the instructor.
(7)
During the clinical instruction, the instructor shall perform no other duties
than the provision of direct supervision to the students.
(8) The 20-hour home health aide course shall
be prepared and administered in accordance with the guidelines in the "Kansas
certified home health aide guidelines (20 hours)" and the "Kansas home health
aide sponsor and instructor manual," as adopted in K.A.R. 28-51-113.
(c) Any instructor or course
sponsor who does not fulfill the requirements of this regulation may be subject
to withdrawal of approval to serve as a course instructor or a course sponsor.
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