Section 172-108-005 - APPROVAL OF NURSE AIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS Any association, educational institution, skilled nursing facility, nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) may apply for approval to conduct a training course for nurse aides.
005.01APPLICATION FORM AND CONTENT. Applications must be made on a form provided by the Department and submitted with the curriculum for the course as defined in 172 NAC 108-004. The application must include the following: (C) Title, author, publisher, and edition of any textbook to be used or, if no textbook is to be used, a list of written materials to be used and the source of such materials;(D) specific objectives for the course;(E) Units to be covered in the course, as determined by the components required by 172 NAC 108-004.01, items A-G, and 172 NAC 108-004.02, items A-C, and the hours to be spent on each unit;(F) Methods of instruction for each unit listed in 172 NAC 108-004, such as lecture, demonstration, simulation, slide presentation, or other electronic methods;(G) Description of the practical training to be provided for each unit;(H) Reading assignments in the text or in other materials for each unit;(I) Evaluation method for each unit, such as written examination, student presentation or demonstration, or competency check-off;(J) Timing of evaluations, such as after each unit or comprehensively at the end of the course;(K) Grading system to be used; and(L) Tasks and duties that students will be evaluated for competency on for each unit and the examinations to be used, including, at a minimum: (i) Procedures for administering examinations;(ii) Procedures for ensuring the security of examinations, during administration and otherwise, including the number of times particular examination s will be used;(iii) Procedures for validating that examinations measure competency in the unit being tested; and(iv) Procedures for reporting grades to the sponsor and Department.005.02APPLICATION SUBMISSION. The administrator for the entity conducting the course must submit the application at least 30 days prior to the date when the course is to be given.005.03COMPLETE APPLICATIONS. Only complete applications will be considered. Application s must include:(A) All information requested on the application;(B) A complete curriculum as defined in this chapter; and(C) The signature of the administrator of the entity making application.005.04CONTINUING APPROVAL. Once an application for approval has been granted, reapproval is not required for each occasion on which the course is administered so long as the course is not changed or the course requirements are not changed by law. If the course or any portion thereof is changed, reapplication must be made in accordance with this chapter. when only a portion of a course is changed, the applicant may submit only documentation and information regarding the changes made, but must clearly identify those portions that are unchanged by so stating on the application.005.05APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT APPROVED COURSES DEVELOPED BY OTHERS. Associations, educational institutions, skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) may, with the consent of the developer, conduct nurse aide training courses developed by others that have been approved by the Department. Such facilities must apply for approval in accordance with this chapter, but need not submit curriculum materials required by this chapter except to the extent that the course will vary in any manner from the approved course. Applicants must indicate on the application the title of the approved course to be used, name of the entity whose approved course will be used, and the date on which such course was approved.005.06CHANGES TO APPROVED COURSES. Any changes in approved courses must be submitted to the Department for approval.005.07ONSITE INSPECTION. All nurse aide training courses are subject to periodic on-site review by the Department. Sponsors of approved courses must give the Department at least 5 days' written notice of the date when a course will be held and the location of the course.005.08ATTENDANCE RECORDS. The sponsor must maintain attendance records for courses for a minimum of 2 years from the date of completion. Attendance records are subject to review by the Department upon request.005.09DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF APPROVAL. The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke approval of a nurse aide training course for failure to meet the requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-6038 to 71-6042 and this chapter.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 108, § 005
Amended effective 9/24/2022