S.D. Admin. R. 44:74:02:17

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:74:02:17 - Nurse aide competency evaluation program standards

A nurse aide competency evaluation program shall meet the following standards:

(1) The nurse aide shall be informed by the facility that a record of successful completion of the evaluation will be included in the registry;

(2) The evaluation shall consist of two elements:

(a) The competency evaluation component may be offered as either a written or oral examination. This component of the evaluation shall:

(i) Include each curriculum requirement specified in § 44:74:02:15;

(ii) Be developed from a pool of test questions, with no more than 20 percent of prior questions used on a succeeding examination;

(iii) Use a system that prevents disclosure of the content of the examination; and

(iv) If oral, be read from a prepared text in a neutral manner;

(b) The skills demonstration component shall consist of a minimum of five tasks randomly selected from a pool of tasks generally performed by nurse aides. The pool of skills shall include all of the personal care skills listed in subdivision 44:74:02:15(3)(b). The skills demonstration tasks shall be performed on a live person.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:74:02:17

42 SDR 51, effective 10/13/2015

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-29.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-29.