- a) The Department may grant waivers from the requirements of Section 395.330 of this Part, based on the information provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
- b) A program sponsor may request a waiver for a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Aide training program by submitting a request to the Department in writing at least 30 days prior to the start of the training program.
c) The request for a waiver shall include the following:
- 1) A statement that all trainees have satisfactorily completed a Basic Nursing Assistant training program approved in accordance with Section 395.300 of this Part;
- 2) A statement that all trainees have at least two years of experience during the preceding five years working as a nursing assistant with persons with mental illness; and
- 3) A statement that the training program includes, at a minimum, Module I as described in Section 395.330(a) of this Part and Module II as described in Section 395.330(b) of this Part.
- d) The training program shall not begin prior to Department approval of the waiver request.
(Source: Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 2747, effective February 15, 2002)