California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies › Chapter 2.5 - Certified Nurse Assistant Program › Article 3 - Program Components › Section 71835 - Certification Training and Competency Evaluation Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A certification training program shall be
				  conducted either directly by a nursing facility or through an agreement with
				  another nursing facility, agency or public educational institution approved by
				  the Department. All providers of certification training and competency
				  evaluation programs shall meet both state and federal requirements.
(b) When a nursing facility provides the
				  certification training program through another nursing facility, agency or
				  public educational institution, there shall be a written agreement signed and
				  dated by the authorized representatives of each party. Agencies and public
				  institutions which use nursing facilities as a clinical skills training site
				  for certification training shall keep a record of each student, the date and
				  the time of the training and the name of the qualified instructor. Agencies and
				  public institutions must develop the training schedule with the nursing
				  facility and provide the above record to the nursing facility. The agency,
				  public educational institution or nursing facility providing the training must
				  retain these records for a period of four (4) years starting from the date each
				  class begins.
(c) A contractor who
				  provides certification training for a nursing facility by agreement shall be
				  responsible for the program in its entirety. This shall include furnishing the
				  staff to teach theory and supervise the clinical training of the program.
				  Nursing facilities shall only contract with Department approved training
				  programs.
(d) Credit for portions
				  of another California approved certification training program completed within
				  the previous two years shall be given. To receive credit for the portion(s) of
				  a training program received in another state or country, a nursing assistant
				  must request the provider in the other state or country to submit an original
				  transcript of the course(s) to the Department at the address specified in
				  Section 71833(b).
(1) Starting from the date the Department
				  receives a request for approval, the applicant shall be informed within 30 days
				  whether the request is complete and accepted for filing or whether the request
				  is deficient and what specific information is needed. A complete request is one
				  that includes an original transcript.
(2) Starting from the date a completed
				  request is received, the Department will make a decision whether to approve or
				  disapprove it within 90 days. The Department's time frames for acting on a
				  request for credit are as follows:
(A)
							 Minimum........................................
30 days.
(B)
							 Median..........................................
60 days.
(C)
							 Maximum......................................
90 days.