1. (a) There is established an Advisory Committee on Certified Nurse Aides and Nursing Assistive Personnel ("Committee"), which shall consist of the following 5 members:

   1. (1) An individual who has experience working as a home-health aide or a certified nurse aide;
   2. (2) Two representatives of providers licensed in the District to provide certified nurse aide services, one of which shall represent home-health agencies and one of which shall represent certified nurse aide providers;
   3. (3) One representative from entities approved to train certified nurse aides; and
   4. (4) One representative from the Department of Health.
2. (b) The Committee shall develop and submit recommendations to the Board of Nursing for the certification of certified nurse aides. The guidelines shall set forth the education and competency-based standards for certification, consistent with the requirements established under 42 C.F.R. § 483.152 and 42 C.F.R. § 484.80.
3. (c) The Committee shall review barriers to the development and support of on-the-job training programs and registered apprenticeship programs of certified nurse aides, including certified nurse aides seeking advance credentials, and shall make recommendations on eliminating such barriers.
4. (d) The Committee shall sunset 2 years after its first meeting.

History

Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 4949b

Dec. 12, 2024, D.C. Law 25-232, § 3