- (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a nurse aide certification must have successfully completed 24 contact hours of continuing education during the concluding certification period.
(b) An applicant for renewal of a nurse aide certification for the first time
- (1) must have successfully completed 12 contact hours of continuing education during the concluding certification period, if the applicant has been certified for at least one year during that period; and
- (2) is not required to complete continuing education requirements for the concluding certification period, if the applicant has been certified for less than one year during that period.
- (c) Repealed 12/23/2009.
- (d) An applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a nurse aide certification may not submit credit for the same course more than once to meet the continuing education requirements for a certification period.
(Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149; am 11/2/2001, Register 160; am 12/23/2009, Register 192; am 10/3/2011, Register 200)
Authority: AS 08.68.100, AS 08.68.331