Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-167

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

Section 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.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-167

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.