20 CAR § 403-301 – Location

(a)
1. (1) Nursing assistant training programs may be offered by or in nursing facilities, as well as outside facilities.
2. (2) The clinical portion of the training must be conducted in all cases and must utilize a nursing facility and its residents.
3. (3)
  1. (A) Nursing facilities may offer a complete training program or may contract with another organization, or both, to provide the training unless they are sanctioned.
  2. (B) Sanctioned nursing facilities cannot offer the training.
(b) Other groups or institutions (examples include but are not limited to employee organizations, vocational or technical schools, community colleges, and private institutions) may conduct programs upon the Department of Human Services’ approval.
(c)
1. (1) Programs offered to the public and charging a tuition fee must submit an application and be approved by the department before they can be licensed through the State Board of Private Career Education.
2. (2) This provision would not apply to the state schools (such as a vocational, technical, or community college) or programs offered by long-term care facilities who train their own employees or potential on-call employees.