House File 417

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  MASCHER


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the required number of hours of training
  2    necessary for approval as a certified nurse aide.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2866HH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135C.34A  NURSE AIDE ==
  1  2 CERTIFICATION.
  1  3    In addition to any other training requirements established
  1  4 by the department of inspections and appeals by rule, a nurse
  1  5 aide training and competency evaluation program shall consist
  1  6 of and require no less than ninety clock hours of training by
  1  7 students prior to certification.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill provides that the required number of hours of
  1 10 training necessary for approval as a certified nurse aide
  1 11 shall be increased from the current level of 75 hours, as
  1 12 provided by administrative rule, to 90 hours.  The bill
  1 13 codifies the requirement of 90 hours of training.
  1 14 LSB 2866HH 80
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