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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-470 - Corrective action designations for nursing assistant training programs

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(1) The commission
				  may add a corrective action designation to a training program's full approval
				  status when deficiencies in or violations of program standards exist.
				  Corrective action designations are organized to provide progressive steps for
				  corrective action to meet program standards and restore full approval
				  status.
(2) Corrective action
				  designations include:
(a) Full approval with
				  plan of correction:
(i) The program develops,
				  implements, and evaluates an initial plan of correction using a format provided
				  by the commission.
(ii) The
				  commission staff may provide one formal technical assistance session to a
				  program on request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-475 - Withdrawal of approval for nursing assistant training programs

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(1) The commission
				  may withdraw a program's approval status when any condition of the program's
				  conditional approval status is not met or the program's deficiencies in or
				  violations of program standards persist with implementation of corrective
				  efforts. When a program's approval status is withdrawn, the program shall
				  submit an action plan for closure to the commission providing options for
				  current students to complete the program. The action plan must be submitted
				  within 10 business days of the withdrawal of approval. The commission must
				  review and act on the action plan within 10 business days of receipt of the
				  action plan.
(2) Program approval
				  may be immediately suspended and withdrawn when continued operation of the
				  program presents an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare
				  in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
				  RCW
				  34.05.479, and chapter 246-11 WAC. If
				  students are in progress to complete the program at time of suspension, the
				  commission will coordinate with the dual approving agency and other training
				  programs to identify options to support students' training
				  completion.
(3) Program approval
				  may be withdrawn if the program:
(a) Has no
				  approved program director at the time of program renewal; or
(b) Has no first-time test-takers for a
				  period of two years; or
(c) Is no
				  longer approved by the appropriate agency providing dual approval. Agencies
				  providing dual approval include:
(i) The
				  office of the superintendent of public instruction for high school and skill
				  center programs;
(ii) The state
				  board of community and technical colleges for college programs;
(iii) The workforce training and education
				  coordinating board for private vocational schools; or
(iv) The department of social and health
				  services for nursing home programs.
A current department of social and health services sanction
					 on a nursing home with no waiver granted by the department of social and health
					 services to conduct training means the nursing home training program is no
					 longer approved by the department of social and health
					 services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-483 - Appeal rights of a nursing assistant training program

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When a nursing assistant training program's approval has
					 been denied or withdrawn or had its approval status changed to conditional by
					 the commission, the program shall have the right to a hearing to appeal the
					 commission's decision according to the provisions of: Chapters 18.88A and 34.05
					 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act; and chapter 246-11
					 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-485 - Voluntary closure of an approved nursing assistant training program

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When an approved program plans to close, it shall notify
					 the commission in writing, stating the reason and the date of intended
					 closing.
(1) The program shall notify
				  the commission in writing at least 30 days in advance and complete all current
				  class(es) in session prior to closing.
(2) In the event of an emergency or
				  unexpected event which renders the program inoperable, the program will ensure
				  a transition plan for students to complete their training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-490 - Reapplication timelines when program approval is withdrawn

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After a program's approval is withdrawn, the program may be
					 eligible to reapply for initial approval in accordance with certain
					 timelines:
(1) The commission will
				  withdraw approval when the training program loses approval by the office of the
				  superintendent of public instruction, state board of community and technical
				  colleges, workforce training board, or department of social and health
				  services. The program may reapply immediately for initial approval upon
				  regaining approval by the office of the superintendent of public instruction,
				  state board of community and technical colleges, workforce training board, or
				  department of social and health services.
(2) When approval lapses for failure to
				  renew, the program may reapply for initial approval after 90 days. If the
				  program reapplies, receives initial approval, and does not renew a second time,
				  the program may not reapply for initial approval for at least one
				  year.
(3) When approval is
				  withdrawn due to no first-time test-takers within a period of two years, the
				  program may reapply for initial approval six months after notification of
				  withdrawal. If the program re-applies, receives initial approval and has no
				  first-time test-takers again at its one-year program evaluation, the commission
				  may withdraw program approval, and the program may not reapply for initial
				  approval for at least one year after notification of withdrawal.
(4) If the commission withdraws a program's
				  initial or conditional status, the program may reapply for initial approval
				  after one year if it can demonstrate meeting program standards and evidence
				  that the basis for the commission's withdrawal of approval no longer
				  exists.
(5) A program with initial
				  or conditional approval status withdrawn twice by the commission may not
				  reapply for initial approval for at least two years after the date of the
				  second withdrawal.
(6) A program
				  application that includes the same program owner, program director, or
				  instructor(s) from a previous program which had approval withdrawn may be
				  considered by the commission as a reapplication from the previous program,
				  subject to the regulations in this chapter; this applies even if the program
				  has a new name or is operated by a different corporate entity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-530 - Alternative training programs-Purpose

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Alternative training programs for home care aide-certified
					 and medical assistant-certified recognize relevant training; provide
					 opportunity for recruitment and career progression in nursing; and maintain a
					 single standard for competency as a nursing assistant.
(1) The alternative program provides
				  additional training, including clinical training, on topics not addressed in
				  the specified training for certification as a home care aide or medical
				  assistant, that will meet the requirements necessary to take the nursing
				  assistant-certified competency evaluation.
(2) Successful completion of an approved
				  alternative program may allow the home care aide-certified and medical
				  assistant-certified to meet requirements to complete a competency evaluation.
				  Successful completion of the competency evaluation may allow an applicant who
				  is a home care aide-certified or medical assistant-certified to become a
				  nursing assistant-certified.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-535 - Alternative training programs-Student certification requirement

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(1) A student who
				  takes a home care aide-certified alternative program must be a home care
				  aide-certified prior to beginning the program. Home care aide-certified means
				  any person certified under chapter 18.88B RCW.
(2) A student who takes a medical
				  assistant-certified alternative program must be a medical assistant-certified
				  prior to beginning the program and hold a current certification from one of the
				  certifying organizations in WAC
				  246-827-0200(2),
				  as defined in chapter 18.88A RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-545 - Home care aide-certified alternative program requirements

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The commission approves home care aide-certified
					 alternative training programs that meet approval requirements. These programs
					 may enroll individuals credentialed as home care aides-certified under chapter
					 18.88B RCW. Successful completion allows them to apply to take the state exam
					 evaluating competency for nursing assistant certification.
(1) An alternative program shall:
(a) Meet the requirements for initial and
				  ongoing approval of nursing assistant training programs in this chapter except
				  for the following differences:
(i) The program
				  must implement the common curriculum designed specifically for home care
				  aide-certified alternative programs, as developed and described in materials
				  provided by the commission in accordance with the transition timelines
				  established by the commission in WAC
				  246-841A-440 (1)(a) through
				  (c).
(ii) The program must provide the minimum
				  required training hours designed specifically for home care aide-certified
				  alternative programs.
(A) The minimum required
				  training hours are: Sixty-eight hours total, with a minimum of 49 hours of
				  classroom theory, a minimum of 13 hours of skills lab, and a minimum of six
				  hours of clinical training.
(B) The
				  minimum program hours include 32 hours of classroom theory training on the
				  specialty topics of: Developmental disabilities (16 hours); mental health
				  (eight hours); and dementia (eight hours).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-550 - Medical assistant-certified alternative program requirements

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The commission approves medical assistant-certified
					 alternative training programs that meet approval requirements. These programs
					 serve individuals credentialed as medical assistants-certified as defined in
					 WAC 246-841A-535(2).
					 Successful completion allows them to apply to take the state exam evaluating
					 competency for nursing assistant certification.
(1) An alternative program shall:
(a) Meet the requirements for initial and
				  ongoing approval of nursing assistant training programs in this chapter, except
				  for the following differences:
(i) The program
				  must implement the common curriculum designed specifically for medical
				  assistant-certified alternative programs, as developed and described in
				  materials provided by the commission in accordance with the transition
				  timelines established by the commission in WAC
				  246-841A-440 (1)(a) through
				  (c).
(ii) The program must provide the minimum
				  required training hours designed specifically for medical assistant-certified
				  alternative programs.
(A) The minimum required
				  training hours are: Sixty-eight hours total, with a minimum of 48 hours of
				  classroom theory, a minimum of 14 hours of skills lab, and a minimum of six
				  hours of clinical training.
(B) The
				  minimum program hours include 32 hours of classroom theory training on the
				  specialty topics of: Developmental disabilities (16 hours); mental health
				  (eight hours); and dementia (eight hours).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-555 - Responsibilities of the program director in alternative programs

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The program director of an alternative program is
					 responsible for:
(1) Verifying home
				  care aides-certified have an active home care aide-certified credential before
				  admission to the alternative program.
(2) Verifying medical assistants have
				  certification before admission to the alternative program.
(3) Assuring the alternative program meets
				  program standards, including the requirements of this chapter and the
				  requirements specific to home care aide-certified alternative programs in WAC
				  246-841A-545 and to medical
				  assistant-certified programs in WAC
				  246-841A-550.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-578 - Alternative program graduates-Eligibility to apply for nursing assistant certification

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To be eligible to apply for nursing assistant
					 certification, a graduate from an alternative program must:
(1) Be currently credentialed as a home care
				  aide-certified under chapter 18.88B RCW; or
(2) Be a medical assistant-certified as
				  defined in WAC
				  246-841A-535(2);
(3) Have completed a cardiopulmonary
				  resuscitation course; and
(4) Have
				  successfully completed the competency evaluation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › ALTERNATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 246-841A-585 - Alternative program graduates-Application requirements for nursing assistant certification

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(1) An
				  applicant for nursing assistant-certified who has successfully completed an
				  approved alternative program as a home care aide-certified must submit to the
				  department:
(a) A completed application for
				  nursing assistant-certified;
(b) A
				  copy of the certificate of completion from an approved alternative program for
				  home care aides-certified;
(c)
				  Documentation verifying current certification as a home care aide;
(d) Evidence of completion of a
				  cardiopulmonary resuscitation course; and
(e) Applicable fees as required in WAC
				  246-841A-990.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › MEDICATION ASSISTANT ENDORSEMENT › Section 246-841A-586 - Applicability

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WAC
					 246-841A-589 through
					 246-841A-595 apply to the
					 endorsement of a nursing assistant-certified as a medication assistant. A
					 nursing assistant-certified with a medication assistant endorsement administers
					 medications and commission-approved treatments to residents in nursing homes
					 under the direct supervision of a designated registered nurse.
Nothing in these rules requires a nursing home to employ a
					 nursing assistant-certified with a medication assistant endorsement. A
					 medication assistant's employer may limit or restrict the range of their
					 employee's functions permitted in these rules, but may not expand those
					 functions.
WAC
					 246-841A-589 through
					 246-841A-595 also apply to the
					 approval of education and training programs and the competency evaluation for
					 medication assistants.
Medication assistants are responsible and accountable for
					 their specific functions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › MEDICATION ASSISTANT ENDORSEMENT › Section 246-841A-589 - Medication administration and performing prescriber ordered treatments

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(1) A medication
				  assistant working in a nursing home shall only accept direction to perform
				  medication administration and prescriber-ordered treatments from a designated
				  registered nurse. A medication assistant may only administer medications or
				  perform prescriber-ordered treatments that fall within the medication
				  assistant's scope of practice, education, and demonstrated
				  competency.
(2) It is the
				  responsibility of the designated registered nurse to assess the individual
				  needs of each resident and determine that the direction of medication
				  administration or selected treatment tasks poses minimal risks to each
				  resident. The designated registered nurse determines the frequency of resident
				  assessments and decides the number and types of medications to be
				  administered.
(3) The medication
				  assistant under the direct supervision of a registered nurse in a nursing home,
				  may:
(a) Administer over-the-counter
				  medications;
(b) Administer legend
				  drugs, except for chemotherapeutic agents and experimental drugs;
(c) Administer schedule IV and V medications
				  orally, topically, and through inhalation;
(d) Perform simple prescriber-ordered
				  treatments which include blood glucose monitoring, noncomplex clean dressing
				  changes, pulse oximetry readings, and oxygen administration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › MEDICATION ASSISTANT ENDORSEMENT › Section 246-841A-590 - Requirements for approval of medication assistant certification endorsement training programs

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(1) A
				  medication assistant certification endorsement training program must:
(a) Be a commission-approved nursing
				  assistant certified training program in good standing, or a commission-approved
				  nursing educational program in good standing; and
(b) Meet the requirements for initial and
				  ongoing approval of nursing assistant training programs in this chapter except
				  for the following differences:
(i) The
				  program must implement as its common curriculum the complete medication
				  assistant-certified model curriculum, as adopted and described in materials
				  from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing;
(ii) The curriculum shall include training on
				  the specific tasks that a medication assistant may and may not perform as
				  listed in WAC
				  246-841A-589.
(iii) The education and training program may
				  add to the required curriculum as stated in these rules but may not delete any
				  content from the required curriculum.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › MEDICATION ASSISTANT ENDORSEMENT › Section 246-841A-595 - Application requirements for a medication assistant endorsement

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(1) Initial
				  applicant requirements: Applicants for an initial medication assistant
				  endorsement must meet the following requirements:
(a) Be credentialed as a nursing
				  assistant-certified in good standing, under chapter 18.88A RCW;
(b) Successfully complete a
				  commission-approved medication assistant education and training program, as
				  described in WAC
				  246-841A-590 within the year
				  immediately prior to the date of application;
(c) Complete at least 1,000 hours of work
				  experience in a nursing home as a nursing assistant-certified within the year
				  immediately prior to the date of application; and
(d) After completing the requirements in (a)
				  through (c) of this subsection, the applicant must pass the commission-approved
				  medication assistant competency evaluation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › VIOLATIONS OF STANDARDS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 246-841A-980 - Expired credential

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If the certificate has been expired for three years or
					 less, the practitioner must meet the requirements as provided in WAC
					 246-12-020 through
					 246-12-051. If the certificate
					 has expired for over three years, the practitioner must:
(1) Demonstrate competence to the standards
				  established by the commission;
(2)
				  Meet the requirements of WAC
				  246-12-020 through
				  246-12-051.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › FEES › Section 246-841A-990 - Nursing assistant-Fees and renewal cycle

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(1) Credentials must be renewed every year on
				  the practitioner's birthday as provided in WAC
				  246-12-020 through
				  246-12-051.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be
				  charged for registration credentials:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application - Registration
$85.00
Renewal of registration
95.00
Duplicate registration
10.00
Registration late penalty
50.00
Expired registration reissuance
52.00
(3)
				  The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for certification credentials:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application for certification
$85.00
Certification renewal
95.00
Duplicate certification
10.00
Certification late penalty
50.00
Expired certification reissuance
52.00
(4)
				  The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for medication assistant
				  endorsement credentials:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application for endorsement
$25.00
Endorsement renewal
10.00
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-100

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52A RCW. 91-23-077 (Order
					 214B), § 246-842-100, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-100, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-110, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-110

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-110, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-120, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-120

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-120, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-130, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-130

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52A RCW. 91-23-077 (Order
					 214B), § 246-842-130, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-130, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-140, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-140

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52A RCW. 91-23-077 (Order
					 214B), § 246-842-140, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-140, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-145, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-150

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-150, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-150, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-160

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-160, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-155, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-170

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52A RCW. 91-23-077 (Order
					 214B), § 246-842-170, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-170, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-160, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-180

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-180, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-165, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-190

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.52A RCW. 91-23-077 (Order
					 214B), § 246-842-190, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-190, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-170, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-200

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-200, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-175, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-842 › Section 246-842-210

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.88A.060. 91-07-049 (Order 116B),
					 recodified as § 246-842-210, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory
					 Authority: RCW 18.88.080. 90-17-042 (Order 079), § 308-121-180, filed
					 8/10/90, effective 9/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-040

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.52 and
					 34.05 RCW. 00-01-073, §
					 246-843-040, filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 18.52.100. 91-24-050 (Order 217B), § 246-843-040, filed 11/27/91,
					 effective 12/28/91; 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-040,
					 filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(14).
					 78-02-009 (Order PL 282 ), § 308-54-040, filed 1/6/78; Order PL 107,
					 § 308-54-040, filed 3/3/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-070 - Examination

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(1) An applicant
				for nursing home administrator licensure must submit proof of taking and
				passing the NAB nursing home administrator examination with a scale score of
				one hundred thirteen; or
(2) If the
				applicant was licensed prior to 1986, the applicant may submit proof of taking
				and passing the examination offered by professional examination services
				(PES).
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.52,
					 34.05 RCW and
					 RCW
					 18.130.075. 00-01-072, § 246-843-070,
					 filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100.
					 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-070, filed 3/1/91,
					 effective 4/1/91; Order PL 107, § 308-54-070, filed
					 3/3/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-071 - Application

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(1) An applicant
				for licensure as a nursing home administrator shall:
(a) Be at least 21 years old;
(b) Submit to DOH a completed application for
				licensure provided by DOH that includes all information requested and payment
				of fees as required in WAC
				246-12-020 through
				246-12-051 and WAC
				246-843-990;
(c) Request the official transcripts of
				successful completion of a baccalaureate degree to be sent directly to DOH from
				a recognized institution of higher learning. If transcripts showing successful
				completion of a baccalaureate degree are not available, the recognized
				institution of higher learning must submit documentation specifically
				recognizing that the applicant has completed the requirements for a
				baccalaureate degree. A "recognized institution of higher learning" is a degree
				granting institution that is:
(i) Accredited
				by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
				(CHEA) and is included in the CHEA list recognized accrediting organizations;
				or
(ii) Accredited by an
				organization recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDOE)
				and is included in the USDOE Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions
				and Programs; or
(iii) A foreign
				institution with a program that the board has found to be the equivalent of
				programs approved by CHEA or by the US-DOE. The transcript must also be
				evaluated and found to be valid and the academic program the equivalent of
				programs approved by CHEA or the USDOE, by:
(A) An organization that is a current member
				of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES);
				or
(B) An organization that is a
				current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.
				(AICE); or
(C) An organization that
				reviews foreign transcripts and is recognized by a Washington state department
				of health board or program.
(d) Documentation of having satisfied
				training requirements including that the applicant:
(i) Has successfully completed an AIT program
				as described in WAC
				246-843-090 and
				246-843-091; or
(ii) Has met the requirements for an AIT
				exemption described in WAC
				246-843-093.
(e) Documentation that the applicant has
				successfully passed the examination as described in WAC
				246-843-070.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-073

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Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.52,
					 34.05 RCW and
					 RCW
					 18.130.075. 00-01-072, § 246-843-073,
					 filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-090 - Administrator-in-training program

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Unless exempt by WAC
				  246-843-093, an applicant for the
				  original license must complete an administrator-in-training (AIT) program
				  according to this section as part of the original licensure process. The board
				  must approve the AIT program before the applicant may begin the
				  training.
(1) To participate in an AIT
				program, the applicant must submit to the department of health:
(a) In addition to the original license fee,
				the AIT program fee required in WAC
				246-843-990; and
(b)
(i)
				Information on forms provided by the department showing how the AIT program
				meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section.
(ii) If the AIT program is less than 1,500
				hours, the applicant must also include a resume and explanation of how the
				applicant meets the relevant requirements in WAC
				246-843-091; and
(c) A statement sent directly by
				the preceptor on a form provided by the department that describes how the
				preceptor meets the requirements of WAC
				246-843-095.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-091 - Length of AIT program

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An applicant shall complete a one thousand five hundred hour
				  AIT program. The program length may be reduced based on the following:
(1) A one thousand hour AIT program may be
				granted for individuals with a minimum of:
(a)
				Two years' experience as a department manager in a state licensed nursing home
				or hospital with demonstrated supervisory and budgetary
				responsibility;
(b) Five years'
				experience working in a nursing home; or
(c) Successful completion of a four year
				degree program in health administration or nursing; or
(d) An applicant may be allowed to complete a
				one thousand hour AIT program in Washington if they have successfully completed
				at least five hundred hours but less than one thousand hours of an AIT program
				approved in another state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-093 - Exemption

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An applicant is not required to complete an AIT program
				  if:
(1) An individual has completed a
				minimum of five years' experience in the last seven years with extensive
				supervisory and budgetary responsibility in one of the following positions or
				their equivalent as determined by the board:
(a) Hospital administrator;
(b) Assistant administrator in a hospital or
				state licensed nursing home;
(c)
				Director of a hospital based skilled nursing facility;
(d) Director of a subacute or transitional
				care unit; or
(e) Regional director
				of rehabilitation services in a skilled nursing facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-095 - Preceptors for administrator-in-training programs

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The preceptor shall submit a statement to the board
				  describing his or her qualifications and an agreement to perform the duties of
				  a preceptor.
(1) Qualifications of
				preceptor:
(a) The preceptor must be actively
				practicing as a nursing home administrator for a duration of no less than three
				years prior to the submission of the AIT applicant's initial application for an
				AIT credential.
(b) The preceptor
				must be employed full time as the nursing home administrator in the facility
				where the AIT is trained.
(c) The
				preceptor shall have an unrestricted license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-130 - Continuing education requirements

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(1)
				A licensed nursing home administrator shall demonstrate completion of 36 hours
				of continuing education every two years and comply with WAC
				246-12-170 through
				246-12-240.
(2) Continuing education approved by the
				National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) is acceptable for
				continuing education credit.
(3)
				Continuing education that is not approved by NCERS must meet the following
				requirements:
(a) The basic methods of
				continuing education learning are:
(i)
				Seminars;
(ii)
				Teleconferencing;
(iii) Webinars;
				and
(iv) Self-study
				programs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-150

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.52.061. 02-23-070, § 246-843-150,
					 filed 11/19/02, effective 2/17/03. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 18.52 and
					 34.05 RCW. 00-01-074, §
					 246-843-150, filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-843-150,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 91-24-050
					 (Order 217B), § 246-843-150, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91; 91-06-060
					 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-150, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91.
					 Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(14) and
					 18.52.110(2).
					 84-07-051 (Order PL 461 ), § 308-54-150, filed 3/21/84. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.52.110. 80-04-069 (Order 338), §
					 308-54-150, filed 3/26/80; Order PL 260, § 308-54-150, filed 12/10/76;
					 Order PL 107, § 308-54-150, filed
					 3/3/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-162 - AIDS prevention and information education requirements (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-843-162,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100 and
					 70.24.270. 91-24-050 (Order 217B),
					 § 246-843-162, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW 18.52.100. 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-162, filed
					 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(11). 88-23-038
					 (Order PM 791), § 308-54-162, filed
					 11/9/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-180 - Expired license

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(1) To return to
				active status, the nursing home administrator with an expired license shall
				provide the department of health an application meeting the requirements of WAC
				246-12-040.
(2) If the license has been expired for one
				year or more, the applicant must also submit proof of completing the course
				required by WAC
				246-843-130(7)
				if the applicant did not do so prior to the license expiring.
(3) If the license has been expired for five
				years or more, the applicant shall also meet one of the following requirements:
(a) Provide proof of an active status license
				as a nursing home administrator from another state that has requirements that
				are substantially equivalent to Washington requirements;
(b) Provide proof that the applicant has been
				in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another
				jurisdiction during that time; or
(c) Successfully pass the current licensing
				examination as described in WAC
				246-843-170.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-205 - Standards of conduct

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Licensed nursing home administrators must be on-site full
				  time as defined in WAC
				  246-843-010(5)
				  and in active administrative charge of the licensed nursing home, as licensed
				  under chapter 18.51
				  RCW, in which they have consented to serve as administrator.
Statutory Authority: 2011 c 366 and
					 RCW
					 18.52.030. 12-14-051, § 246-843-205,
					 filed 6/28/12, effective 7/29/12. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.52 and
					 34.05 RCW. 00-01-067, §
					 246-843-205, filed 12/13/99, effective 1/13/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.52.061. 95-07-128, § 246-843-205,
					 filed 3/22/95, effective 4/22/95; 93-13-004 (Order 371B), § 246-843-205,
					 filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. 91-24-050
					 (Order 217B), § 246-843-205, filed 11/27/91, effective 12/28/91; 91-06-060
					 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-205, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91;
					 Order PL 164, § 308-54-205, filed
					 3/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-230 - Endorsement

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(1) The board may
				issue a license on the basis of licensure in good standing from another state
				to a nursing home administrator if that state requires qualifications
				substantially equivalent to qualifications required by
				RCW
				18.52.071 and WAC
				246-843-090.
				To obtain a license by endorsement the applicant shall:
(a) Satisfy requirements listed in WAC
				246-831-071.
(b) Submit
				verification forms from all states in which currently or previously licensed
				that verifies the applicant was or is currently licensed and confirms licensure
				status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-231 - Temporary practice permits

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(1) An
				applicant seeking permanent licensure who satisfies all licensing requirements
				other than a fingerprint-based national background check may receive a
				temporary practice permit by satisfying requirements listed in WAC
				246-12-050.
(2) A temporary practice permit for interim
				placement at specific facilities may be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Has no violations identified in the
				Washington criminal background check; and
(b)
(i)
				Holds an unrestricted active license in another state where the license holder
				is not subject to denial of a license or issuance of a conditional or
				restricted license; or
(ii) Meets
				one of the requirements for an AIT exemption described in WAC
				246-843-093.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-843 - Nursing home administrators › Section 246-843-270 - Definitions related to sexual misconduct

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this
				  section and through WAC
				  246-843-280 unless the context
				  clearly requires otherwise:
(1)
				"Health care information" means any information, whether oral or recorded in
				any form or medium that identifies or can readily be associated with the
				identity of, and relates to the health care of, a patient or client.
(2) "Key party" means immediate family
				members and others who would be reasonably expected to play a significant role
				in the health care decisions of the patient or client and includes, but is not
				limited to, the spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, child, guardian and
				person authorized to make health care decisions of the patient or
				client.
(3) "Legitimate health care
				purpose" means activities for examination, diagnosis, treatment, and personal
				care of patients or clients, including palliative care, as consistent with
				community standards of practice for the profession. The activity must be within
				the scope of practice of the nursing home administrator.
(4) "Nursing home administrator" means an
				individual applying for a credential or credentialed as a nursing home
				administrator under
				chapter
				18.52 RCW.
(5) "Patient" or "client" means an individual
				who receives health care in a nursing home under the administrative charge of
				the nursing home administrator.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.050(1) and (12) and
					 18.52.061(1).
					 07-08-005, § 246-843-270, filed 3/22/07, effective
					 4/22/07.