Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/483.154
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42 CFR 483.154 - Nurse aide competency evaluation. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 42 › Chapter IV › Subchapter G › Part 483 › Subpart D › Section 483.154 42 CFR 483.154 - Nurse aide competency evaluation.
§ 483.154 Nurse aide competency evaluation.
(a)Notification to Individual. The State must advise in advance any individual who takes the competency evaluation that a record of the successful completion of the evaluation will be included in the State's nurse aid registry.
(b)Content of the competency evaluation program - (1)Written or oral examinations. The competency evaluation must - (i) Allow an aide to choose between a written and an oral examination;
(ii) Address each course requirement specified in § 483.152(b);
(2)Demonstration of skills. The skills demonstration must consist of a demonstration of randomly selected items drawn from a pool consisting of the tasks generally performed by nurse aides. This pool of skills must include all of the personal care skills listed in § 483.152(b)(3).
(c)Administration of the competency evaluation.
(1) The competency examination must be administered and evaluated only by - (i) The State directly; or
(4) The skills demonstration part of the evaluation must be - (i) Performed in a facility or laboratory setting comparable to the setting in which the individual will function as a nurse aide; and
(d)Facility proctoring of the competency evaluation.
(1) The competency evaluation may, at the nurse aide's option, be conducted at the facility in which the nurse aide is or will be employed unless the facility is described in § 483.151(b)(2).
(2) The State may permit the competency evaluation to be proctored by facility personnel if the State finds that the procedure adopted by the facility assures that the competency evaluation program - (i) Is secure from tampering;
(e)Successful completion of the competency evaluation program.
(1) The State must establish a standard for satisfactory completion of the competency evaluation. To complete the competency evaluation successfully an individual must pass both the written or oral examination and the skills demonstration.
(2) A record of successful completion of the competency evaluation must be included in the nurse aide registry provided in § 483.156 within 30 days of the date if the individual is found to be competent.
(f)Unsuccessful completion of the competency evaluation program.
(1) If the individual does not complete the evaluation satisfactorily, the individual must be advised - (i) Of the areas which he or she; did not pass; and
42 CFR 483.152 — Requirements for Approval of a Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program.
42 CFR 483.156 — Registry of Nurse Aides.
42 CFR 483.151 — State Review and Approval of Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs.