N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-43.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:39-43.18 - Fees

(a) In accordance with 42 CFR 483.154, as amended and supplemented, fees may be charged by the testing agency for the following:

1. Clinical skills and written examination;

2. Clinical skills and oral examination;

3. Clinical skills and Spanish oral examination;

4. Written examination only;

5. Clinical skills examination only;

6. Oral examination only;

7. Spanish oral examination only;

8. Duplicate or updated certificate, which shall be charged to the individual; and

9. Recertification certificate, which shall be charged to the individual if the individual is neither currently employed nor has been offered employment by a long-term care facility.

(b) The fee charged by the Department for a two-year approval of a training program shall be $ 75.00.

(c) The Department shall provide timely notice of any changes in fees specified in (a) above in the Public Notices section of the New Jersey Register.

(d) A nurse aide who is employed by, or who has received an offer of employment from, a facility on the date on which the aide begins a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program may not be charged for any portion of the program identified in (a) above, including tuition and testing, and fees for textbooks or other required course materials.

(e) If a nurse aide who is not employed, or does not have an offer to be employed as a nurse aide becomes employed by, or receives an offer of employment from, a licensed long-term care facility not later than 12 months after completing a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, the facility shall provide for the reimbursement of reasonable costs incurred in completing the program. Such costs include, but are not limited to, tuition, testing, and fees for textbooks or other required course materials.

(f) A nurse aide shall be reimbursed the costs of certification within one year of the successful completion of a reasonable probationary period established by the long-term care facility.

(g) No nurse aide shall be required, as a condition of employment, to pay the cost of the training program in the event of voluntary or involuntary termination of employment.

(h) All fees referenced at (a) and (b) above are non-refundable.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-43.18

Public Notice: ALA, CMA, CNA and PCA testing fees.
See: 35 New Jersey Register 2751(a).