New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 39 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 43 - CERTIFICATION OF NURSE AIDES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES › Section 8:39-43.10 - Approval of a nurse aide in long-term care facilities training program-nurse aide training program instructor/evaluator

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Written approval of
				the Department is required prior to enrollment of students and the commencement of a
				training program in an educational institution, a facility, or a proprietary
				program. Training program approval, when granted, shall be granted for a 24-month
				period.
(b) An approved training program
				for nurse aides shall consist of 90 hours of training. This shall include 50 hours
				of classroom instruction and 40 hours of clinical experience in a New Jersey
				licensed long-term care facility. All training programs shall use the curriculum
				approved by the Department, in accordance with (c) below.
(c) The New Jersey Curriculum for Nurse Aide
				Personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities (the curriculum), which has been approved by
				the Department, shall be the approved curriculum for a 90 hour training program. The
				entire content of the curriculum shall be taught. A copy of the curriculum and the
				form needed to apply for approval of a training course may be obtained by contacting
				the Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing.
(d) The New Jersey competency evaluation shall
				consist of both a skills examination and a written/oral examination.
(e) A facility-based approved training program and
				the New Jersey competency evaluation shall be scheduled so as to be completed within
				120 days of the starting date of employment for a nurse aide.
(f) A training program offered in an educational
				institution to train and test certified nurse aides shall be approved by the
				Department.
(g) No resident care unit
				shall serve as the site of clinical instruction for more than one training program
				at a time.
(h) The training program for
				nurse aides shall not be used as a substitute for staff orientation or staff
				education programs.
(i) Classroom and
				clinical instruction for particular tasks or procedures shall be scheduled
				concurrently to the extent practicable.
(j) The Department may request submission of
				additional information or require the redesign and/or revision of the program
				materials. Redesign or revision of the program application does not ensure that
				approval will be granted.
(k) Any
				changes in a training program, such as changes in location, dates, times or
				instructors, shall be reported in writing, to the Certification Program at least 30
				working days prior to the planned change. No change shall be implemented without the
				written approval of the Certification Program.
(l) The facility or educational institution
				conducting a training program shall maintain on file a copy of the lesson plans for
				the course. Each lesson plan shall state, at a minimum, the following:
1. The objective(s) of the lesson;
2. The content of the lesson;
3. A description of clinical activities for each
				lesson, consistent with the objectives in the curriculum;
4. The hours of instruction;
5. Methods of presentation and teacher strategies;
				and
6. Methods for evaluation of
				students with respect to their classroom and clinical performance in the
				facility.