An Act To Expand Recertification Options for Certified Nursing Assistants
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1812-G, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 215, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. Demonstration project on recertification of certified nursing assistants. The offices within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning elder services and licensing and regulatory services shall work together with licensed home health agencies and nursing facilities to design and implement a demonstration project on certified nursing assistant qualification for continued listing on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants beginning January 1, 2012. The demonstration project must provide a mechanism by which a person who is working as an unlicensed assistive person, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1812-G, subsection 1-A, paragraph C, may work or serve as a trainee in a licensed home health agency or nursing facility under required supervision in order to qualify for certification on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants. The department shall report on the results of the demonstration project to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 1, 2014.
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This bill expands the options for listing on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants by:
1. Requiring reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities for the certified nursing assistant test;
2. Allowing supervision of a certified nursing assistant by a registered nurse in a home care setting for the purposes of meeting the 8-hour certified nursing recertification requirement; and
3. Directing the offices within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning elder services and licensing and regulatory services to work together with licensed home health agencies and nursing facilities to design and implement a demonstration project on certified nursing assistant qualification for continued listing on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants to allow a person who is working as an unlicensed assistive person to work or serve as a trainee in a licensed home health agency or nursing facility under required supervision in order to qualify for certification on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants.