Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES › Chapter 10 - STATE PLAN UNDER TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - General Program Administration › Section 12VAC30-10-780 - Nurse aide training and competency evaluation for nursing facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The State
				  assures that the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.150(a), which relate to
				  individuals deemed to meet the nurse aide training and competency evaluation
				  requirements, are met.
B. The State
				  does not elect to waive the competency evaluation requirements for individuals
				  who meet the requirements of 42 CFR
				  483.150(b)(1).
C. The State does not elect to deem
				  individuals who meet the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.150(b)(2) to have met
				  the nurse aide training and competency evaluation requirements.
D. The State specifies any nurse aide
				  training and competency evaluation programs it approves as meeting the
				  requirements of 42 CFR
				  483.152 and competency evaluation programs it
				  approves as meeting the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.154.
E. The State offers a nurse aide training and
				  competency evaluation program that meets the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.152.
F. The State offers a nurse aide competency
				  evaluation program that meets the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.154.
G. If the State does not choose to offer a
				  nurse aide training and competency evaluation program or nurse aide competency
				  evaluation program, the State reviews all nurse aide training and competency
				  evaluation programs and competency evaluation programs upon request.
H. The State survey agency determines, during
				  the course of all surveys, whether the requirements of 483.75(e) are
				  met.
I. Before approving a nurse
				  aide training and competency evaluation program, the State determines whether
				  the requirements of 42 CFR
				  483.152 are met.
J. Before approving a nurse aide competency
				  evaluation program, the State determines whether the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.154 are met.
K. For program reviews other than the initial
				  review, the State visits the entity providing the program.
L. The State does not approve a nurse aide
				  training and competency evaluation program or competency evaluation program
				  offered by or in certain facilities as described in
				  42 CFR
				  483.151(b)(2) and
				  (3).
M. The State, within 90 days of receiving a
				  request for approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
				  or competency evaluation program, either advises the requestor whether or not
				  the program has been approved or requests additional information from the
				  requestor.
N. The State does not
				  grant approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program for a
				  period longer than 2 years.
O. The
				  State reviews programs when notified of substantive changes (e.g., extensive
				  curriculum modification).
P. The
				  State withdraws approval from nurse aide training and competency evaluation
				  programs and competency evaluation programs when the program is described in
				  42 CFR
				  483.151(b)(2) or
				  (3).
Q. The State withdraws approval of nurse aide
				  training and competency evaluation programs that cease to meet the requirements
				  of 42 CFR
				  483.152 and competency evaluation programs
				  that cease to meet the requirements of
				  42 CFR
				  483.154.
R. The State withdraws approval of nurse aide
				  training and competency evaluation programs and competency evaluation programs
				  that do not permit unannounced visits by the State.
S. When the State withdraws approval from a
				  nurse aide training and competency evaluation program or competency evaluation
				  program, the State notifies the program in writing, indicating the reasons for
				  withdrawal of approval.
T. The
				  State permits students who have started a training and competency evaluation
				  program from which approval is withdrawn to finish the program.
U. The State provides for the reimbursement
				  of costs incurred in completing a nurse aide training and competency evaluation
				  program or competency evaluation program for nurse aides who become employed by
				  or who obtain an offer of employment from a facility within 12 months of
				  completing such program.
V. The
				  State provides advance notice that a record of successful completion of
				  competency evaluation will be included in the State's nurse aide
				  registry.
W. Competency evaluation
				  programs are administered by the State or by a State-approved entity which is
				  neither a skilled nursing facility participating in Medicare nor a nursing
				  facility participating in Medicaid.
X. The State does not elect to permit
				  proctoring of the competency evaluation in accordance with
				  42 CFR
				  483.154(d).
Y. The State has a standard for successful
				  completion of competency evaluation programs.
Z. The State includes a record of successful
				  completion of a competency evaluation within 30 days of the date an individual
				  is found competent.
Statutory Authority
Social Security Act Title XIX; 42 CFR 430 to end; all
						other applicable Statutory and regulatory sections.