Utah Admin. Code R432-45-3 - Pathways to Become a CNA
(1) A nurse
aide performing nursing or nursing-related services in a Medicare or Medicaid
certified nursing facility shall meet necessary requirements and become
certified within 120 days of the first date of employment.
(2) An individual who was certified as a
nurse aide on or before July 1, 1989, meets the OBRA requirement upon
completion of the approved in-service training on intellectual disabilities and
mental illness.
(3) To become
certified through a NATCEP, a candidate:
(a)
shall be at least 16 years old;
(b)
shall enroll in a UNAR-approved NATCEP;
(c) shall fulfill each requirement in this
rule; and
(d) may not be an inmate,
in accordance with Subsection
64-13-48(8).
(4)
(a) UNAR may grant a waiver of NATCEP and
require only the competency evaluation when accompanied by an application for
certification testing to:
(i) a nursing
student who has successfully completed the first semester of nursing school
within the past two years and can provide an official transcript demonstrating
proof of a passing grade in a nurse fundamentals class;
(ii) a nurse with an expired license from any
state or U.S. territory who can provide proof of previous licensure in good
standing with the professional board; or
(iii) a CNA who has no findings on UNAR's
abuse registry and who:
(A) has a Utah
certificate that has been expired for fewer than 24 months; or
(B) has not worked at least 200 hours under
the direction of a licensed nurse in the previous 24 months.
(b) UNAR shall grant
the candidate three attempts to pass both the skills and written portion of the
examination within:
(i) 12 months of
submitting the waiver of NATCEP application for:
(A) a nursing student; or
(B) a nurse with an expired license from any
state or U.S. territory; or
(ii) two years for any CNA with a Utah
certificate that has been expired for fewer than 24 months.
(c) If the candidate does not pass
either portion, the candidate shall complete another NATCEP.
(5) An individual may seek
reciprocity from the UNAR if the individual provides the certification
demonstrating that the individual is currently certified in another state with
no findings in that state's abuse registry or on the UNAR abuse
registry.
(6) An individual with an
expired certification from another state shall complete a NATCEP in
Utah.
(7) A CNA with a Utah
certificate that has been expired for fewer than six months and who had met
each requirement before the expiration date may pay a late fee and have the
certification reinstated as active for the remainder of the original 24-month
renewal time frame.
Notes
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(1) A nurse aide is required to complete a NATCEP and become certified within 120 days of the first date of employment.
(2) An individual who was certified as a nurse aide on or before July 1, 1989, meets the OBRA requirement upon completion of the approved in-service training on mental retardation and mental illness.
(3) If specific requirements are met in the following cases, the UNAR office may grant a waiver to:
(a) a nursing student who has completed the first semester of nursing school within the past two years with a passing grade. An official transcript of a nursing fundamentals class must accompany the Application for Certification Testing. If the candidate does not pass either the skills or written portion of the CNA examination after three attempts, the candidate must complete a NATCEP;
(b) a nurse with an expired license who can show proof of previous licensure in any state and who was in good standing with that state's professional board. UNAR shall grant the candidate 3 attempts to pass both the skills and written portion of the examination. If the candidate does not pass either portion, the candidate must complete a NATCEP;
(c) a CNA with an expired certificate from Utah who is in good standing with UNAR. UNAR shall grant the candidate 3 attempts to pass both the skills and written portion of the examination within two years of the certification expiration date. If the candidate does not pass either portion, the candidate must retrain; or
(d) any out-of-state CNA who is certified and in good standing with another state's survey agency. UNAR grants reciprocity upon the CNA providing proof of certification in that other state.
(4) An out-of-state CNA with an expired certificate must complete a NATCEP in the state of Utah.