Section 1320. Employee or contractor qualifications and training

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A. A nurse aide may be employed only if he is certified by the Board of Nursing. During the initial 120 days of employment, a nurse aide may be employed if he is enrolled full-time in a nurse aide education program approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing or has completed a nurse aide education program or competency testing.

B. All nursing employees or contractors, including certified nursing assistants, must have additional competency-based training in providing mental health services to geriatric individuals, including behavior management.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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