Utah Admin. Code R432-45-1 - Authority and Purpose
(1)
(a) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1987 (OBRA), Pub. L. No. 100 203, 101 Stat. 1330, Section 4211 and Subsections
(b)(5)(A) through (G), (e)(1) and (2), and f(2)(A) and (B) authorize the Nurse
Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP).
(b)
42 CFR
431.10(b)(2)(ii) (2024)
authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to make and
follow rules in the administration of the Utah State Medicaid Plan that are
also binding upon the local contractors that administer the Utah State Medicaid
Plan.
(2) The department
uses NATCEP to carry out the requirements of
42 U.S.C. Sec.
1396r(5), which specifies
requirements for nursing facilities to ensure nurse aides are trained according
to federal requirements. The Utah State Medicaid Plan requires that the
department administer the NATCEP and Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) to
certify and regulate certified nurse aides (CNA) and approve the required
training instructions.
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