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House File 306 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the requirements for nurse aide training and
2testing programs.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1.NURSE AIDE TRAINING AND TESTING PROGRAMS.
21. Pursuant to chapter 249A, the department of human
3services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide
4policies and procedures governing the department of inspections
5and appeals, as the designated department to approve nurse aide
6training and testing programs. The rules shall provide for all
7of the following:
8a. The utilization of online course curricula to meet the
9required minimum of thirty hours of classroom instruction.
10However, online instruction shall only include the didactic
11theory component of the curriculum. Required laboratory
12experience and supervised clinical training shall be provided
13in a face-to-face environment.
14b. A definition of clock hours for the purposes of meeting
15the required minimum of seventy-five clock hours of training
16to include classroom instruction, prior equivalent experience,
17or both.
18c. A process to allow a veteran, as defined in section 35.1,
19to be deemed to satisfy the nurse aide training requirements
20based upon the training and experience acquired through the
21veteran’s service and to receive a nurse aide certificate of
22completion. However, a veteran shall still be required to
23successfully complete the nurse aide competency evaluation in
24order to meet all requirements for inclusion on the state’s
25nurse aide registry.
262. This Act shall not be interpreted to affect the existing
27provision by community colleges of nurse aide training
28certificates of completion and verification of successful
29completion of the competency evaluation necessary for inclusion
30of a nurse aide in the state’s nurse aide registry.
31EXPLANATION
32The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
33the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
34This bill relates to nurse aide training and testing
35requirements.
-1- 1The bill directs the department of human services (DHS) to
2adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to provide policies
3and procedures governing the department of inspections and
4appeals as the designated department to approve nurse aide
5training and testing programs. The rules are to provide for
6all of the following:
71. The utilization of online course curricula to meet
8the required minimum of 30 hours of classroom instruction.
9However, the online instruction is only to cover the didactic
10theory component of the curriculum. Required laboratory
11experience and supervised clinical training shall be provided
12in a face-to-face environment.
132. A definition of clock hours to include classroom
14instruction, prior equivalent experience, or both.
153. A process for a veteran to be deemed to satisfy the
16nurse aide training requirements based upon the training
17and experience acquired through the veteran’s service and
18to receive a nurse aide training certificate of completion.
19However, the veteran must still successfully complete the nurse
20aide competency evaluation in order to meet all requirements
21for inclusion on the state’s nurse aide registry.
22The bill provides that the bill is not to be interpreted to
23affect the existing provision by community colleges of nurse
24aide training certificates of completion and verification of
25successful completion of the competency evaluation necessary
26for inclusion of a nurse aide in the state’s nurse aide
27registry.
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2testing programs.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1.NURSE AIDE TRAINING AND TESTING PROGRAMS.
21. Pursuant to chapter 249A, the department of human
3services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide
4policies and procedures governing the department of inspections
5and appeals, as the designated department to approve nurse aide
6training and testing programs. The rules shall provide for all
7of the following:
8a. The utilization of online course curricula to meet the
9required minimum of thirty hours of classroom instruction.
10However, online instruction shall only include the didactic
11theory component of the curriculum. Required laboratory
12experience and supervised clinical training shall be provided
13in a face-to-face environment.
14b. A definition of clock hours for the purposes of meeting
15the required minimum of seventy-five clock hours of training
16to include classroom instruction, prior equivalent experience,
17or both.
18c. A process to allow a veteran, as defined in section 35.1,
19to be deemed to satisfy the nurse aide training requirements
20based upon the training and experience acquired through the
21veteran’s service and to receive a nurse aide certificate of
22completion. However, a veteran shall still be required to
23successfully complete the nurse aide competency evaluation in
24order to meet all requirements for inclusion on the state’s
25nurse aide registry.
262. This Act shall not be interpreted to affect the existing
27provision by community colleges of nurse aide training
28certificates of completion and verification of successful
29completion of the competency evaluation necessary for inclusion
30of a nurse aide in the state’s nurse aide registry.
31EXPLANATION
32The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
33the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
34This bill relates to nurse aide training and testing
35requirements.
-1- 1The bill directs the department of human services (DHS) to
2adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to provide policies
3and procedures governing the department of inspections and
4appeals as the designated department to approve nurse aide
5training and testing programs. The rules are to provide for
6all of the following:
71. The utilization of online course curricula to meet
8the required minimum of 30 hours of classroom instruction.
9However, the online instruction is only to cover the didactic
10theory component of the curriculum. Required laboratory
11experience and supervised clinical training shall be provided
12in a face-to-face environment.
132. A definition of clock hours to include classroom
14instruction, prior equivalent experience, or both.
153. A process for a veteran to be deemed to satisfy the
16nurse aide training requirements based upon the training
17and experience acquired through the veteran’s service and
18to receive a nurse aide training certificate of completion.
19However, the veteran must still successfully complete the nurse
20aide competency evaluation in order to meet all requirements
21for inclusion on the state’s nurse aide registry.
22The bill provides that the bill is not to be interpreted to
23affect the existing provision by community colleges of nurse
24aide training certificates of completion and verification of
25successful completion of the competency evaluation necessary
26for inclusion of a nurse aide in the state’s nurse aide
27registry.
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