Bill Text: IA HF306 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the requirements for nurse aide training and testing programs. (Formerly HSB 72.) Effective 7-1-17.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-12 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1007. [HF306 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF306-Enrolled.html

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House File 306 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
                                  RESOURCES

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 72)
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                                         House File 306

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSE AIDE TRAINING AND
    TESTING PROGRAMS.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  NURSE AIDE TRAINING AND TESTING PROGRAMS.
    1.  Pursuant to chapter 249A, the department of human
 services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide
 policies and procedures governing the department of inspections
 and appeals, as the designated department to approve nurse aide
 training and testing programs. The rules shall provide for all
 of the following:
    a.  The utilization of online course curricula to meet the
 required minimum of thirty hours of classroom instruction.
 However, online instruction shall only include the didactic
 theory component of the curriculum. Required laboratory
 experience and supervised clinical training shall be provided
 in a face=to=face environment.
    b.  A definition of clock hours for the purposes of meeting
 the required minimum of seventy=five clock hours of training
 to include classroom instruction, prior equivalent experience,
 or both.
    c.  A process to allow a veteran, as defined in section 35.1,
 to be deemed to satisfy the nurse aide training requirements
 based upon the training and experience acquired through
 the veteran's service and to receive a nurse aide training
 certificate of completion. However, a veteran shall still be
 required to successfully complete the nurse aide competency
 evaluation in order to meet all requirements for inclusion on
 the state's nurse aide registry.
    2.  This Act shall not be interpreted to affect the  existing
 provision by community colleges of nurse aide training
 certificates of completion and verification of successful
 completion of the competency evaluation necessary for inclusion
 of a nurse aide in the state's nurse aide registry.


                                                                                            LINDA UPMEYER


                                                                                            JACK WHITVER


                                                                                            CARMINE BOAL


                                                                                            TERRY E. BRANSTA

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