ARTICLE 9. Training Programs in Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facilities
Article 9 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 351.
§§ 1337–1338.6 · 17 sections
- § 1337 (a) The Legislature finds that the quality of patient care in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities is dependent upon the competence of the…
- § 1337.1 A skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility shall adopt an approved training program that meets standards established by the department. The…
- § 1337.15 (a) A person who provides instruction or training, at a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility or in an educational institution, as part of a…
- § 1337.16 (a) An online or distance learning nurse assistant training program shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Provide online instruction in…
- § 1337.2 (a) An applicant for certification as a certified nurse assistant shall comply with each of the following: (1) Be at least 16 years of age. (2) Have…
- § 1337.3 (a) (1) The department shall prepare and maintain a list of approved training programs for nurse assistant certification. The list shall include training…
- § 1337.4 Every skilled nursing or intermediate care facility shall designate a licensed nurse as a director of staff development who shall be responsible for the…
- § 1337.5 (a) Approved training programs shall be conducted during the normal working hours of the nurse assistant unless the nurse assistant receives at least the…
- § 1337.6 (a) Certificates issued under this article shall be renewed every two years and renewal shall be conditional upon the occurrence of all of the following: (1)…
- § 1337.8 (a) The state department shall investigate complaints concerning misconduct by certified nurse assistants and may take disciplinary action pursuant to Section…
- § 1337.9 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Recidivism is reduced when criminal offenders are given the opportunity to secure employment…
- § 1338 (a) The state department shall, through the Medi-Cal program, provide rate adjustments to skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities for the portion of…
- § 1338.1 The state department shall assign sufficient qualified employees to supervise and evaluate training programs required by this article.
- § 1338.2 (a) The state department shall convene a work group to develop recommendations to the department on ways to expand the availability of training programs and…
- § 1338.3 The State Director of Health Services may adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title…
- § 1338.5 (a) (1) (A) A criminal record clearance shall be conducted for all nurse assistants by the submission of fingerprint images and related information to the…
- § 1338.6 (a) For purposes of Section 668.14 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the required minimum number of hours, or the equivalent, established in this…