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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 90. Board of Nursing |
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Chapter 26. Regulations for Nurse Aide Education Programs |
Section 10. Definitions
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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Nursing.
"Client" means a person receiving the services of a certified nurse aide, to include a patient in a health care facility or at home or a resident of a long-term care facility.
"Committee" means the Education Special Conference Committee, comprised of not less than two members of the board in accordance with § 2.2-4019 of the Code of Virginia.
"Nurse aide education program" means a program designed to prepare nurse aides for certification.
"Nursing facility" means a licensed nursing home or an entity that is certified for Medicare or Medicaid long-term care reimbursement and licensed or certified by the Virginia Department of Health.
"Primary instructor" means a registered nurse who is responsible for teaching and evaluating the students enrolled in a nurse aide education program.
"Program coordinator" means a registered nurse who is administratively responsible and accountable for a nurse aide education program.
"Program provider" means an entity that conducts a nurse aide education program.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. February 27, 2014.