9327.1 Training programs shall use the Board approved home health aide model curriculum, as it may be amended from time to time.-

9327.2 [REPEALED].

9327.3 The training program shall be coordinated by a registered nurse who:

(a) Has a current, unencumbered license issued by the District of Columbia;

(b) Has at least two (2) years of fulltime or fulltime equivalent experience as a licensed nurse with at least one (1) year of clinical experience in a home setting; and

(c) Has not been disciplined by the Board pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.14 (2012 Repl.).

9327.4 The HHA program coordinator shall be a qualified registered nurse with institutional authority and administrative responsibility for the program.

9327.5 The program coordinator's supervision and responsibility shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Ensuring that the curriculum is coordinated and implemented in accordance with this chapter;

(b) Establishing the responsibilities of the instructors;

(c) Ensuring that each instructor meets the qualifications specified in this chapter;

(d) Ensuring that each student is properly supervised during the student's clinical experience;

(e) Ensuring that each clinical preceptor provides the evaluation of the student's performance to the clinical instructor; and

(f) Reporting annually and responding upon request to the Board.

9327.6 The clinical preceptor shall have the following minimum qualifications:

(a) Be currently licensed or registered in good standing in the jurisdiction in which he or she is providing the preceptorship; and

(b) Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing direct patient care during the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the written agreement.

9327.7 The ratio of preceptor to trainees in clinical areas involving direct care of clients shall not exceed one (1) instructor or preceptor to two (2) HHAs.

9327.8 Each instructor shall have the following minimum qualifications:

(a) Be licensed or certified in his or her profession in the District of Columbia;

(b) Have completed a course in teaching adults or have experience in teaching adults and supervising home health aides; and

(c) Be licensed as a nurse in the District of Columbia and have a minimum of three (3) years of current clinical experience in the home or residential settings.

9237.9 The ratio of clinical instructors to trainees in clinical areas involving direct care of clients shall not exceed one (1) instructor to eight (8) trainees.

9327.10 Each training program shall have a record or attestation that trainees received information on the policies governing admission, retention, dismissal, and the course requirements of the training program, in writing.

9327.11 Each training program shall have records of vaccinations of applicants for communicable diseases, prior to admission.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8359 (July 13, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 9594 (September 29, 2017).