Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-164

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-39-164 - Definitions

(a) "Adult care home" means any facility that meets the definition specified in K.A.R. 28-39-144.

(b) "Clinical instruction" means training in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge and skills while performing tasks on an individual under the direct supervision of the course instructor. Clinical instruction may be performed in any of the following settings:

(1) An adult care home;

(2) a long-term care unit of a hospital; or

(3) a simulated laboratory.

(c) "Department" means Kansas department of health and environment.

(d) "Direct care" means assistance provided in activities of daily living. These activities shall include grooming, eating, toileting, transferring, and ambulation.

(e) "Direct supervision" means that the supervisor is on the facility premises and is readily accessible for one-on-one consultation, instruction, and assistance, as needed.

(f) "Eligible for employment," when describing a certified nurse aide, means that the certified nurse aide meets the following criteria:

(1) Has been employed to perform nursing or nursing-related services for at least eight hours in the preceding 24 months;

(2) has no record of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and

(3) is not prohibited from employment based upon criminal convictions pursuant to K.S.A. 39-970, and amendments thereto.

(g) "Instructor" means an individual who has been approved by the secretary to teach nurse aide, home health aide, or medication aide training courses.

(h) "Licensed nursing experience" means experience as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

(i) "Nurse aide trainee I" means an individual in the process of completing part I of a 90-hour nurse aide course as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-165.

(j) "Nurse aide trainee II" means an individual who has successfully completed part I of a 90-hour nurse aide course specified in K.A.R. 28-39-165 or whose training has been endorsed as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-167.

(k) "Secretary" means secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment.

(l) "Simulated laboratory" means an enclosed area that is in a school, institution, adult care home, or other facility and that is similar to an adult care home residential room. In a simulated laboratory, trainees practice and demonstrate basic nurse aide skills while an instructor observes and evaluates the trainees.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-164

Authorized by K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 39-925(d)(2); implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 39-936; effective Feb. 28, 1994; amended Dec. 29, 2003; amended June 12, 2009.