1. (a) The competency examination shall be administered and evaluated only by a Department approved entity which shall be periodically monitored by the Department.

2. (b) Each approved examination entity must provide the Department with the following:

   1. (1) Written job analysis studies to determine the pool of test questions.
   2. (2) Test question validation studies.
   3. (3) Capabilities of providing competency results in the proper format for compatibility with the Department's nurse aide registry within thirty (30) days of scoring.
   4. (4) Assurances that the written and skills testing process are not compromised.

3. (c) Each approved examination entity shall provide the examinee with the following:

   1. (1) The notice showing pass/fail results.
   2. (2) The notice shall specify the areas of failure to the nurse aide.

4. (d) The Department shall withdraw approval of a testing entity when it allows one or more of the following:

   1. (1) Disclosure of the competency examination.
   2. (2) Allowing another entity not approved by the Department to score the competency examination.
   3. (3) Tampering with the competency examination.
   4. (4) The competency examination was administered by a non-qualified individual.

5. (e) If the Department permits the competency examination to be proctored by qualified entity personnel, the procedures adopted by the entity must ensure that the competency examination:

   1. (1) Is secure from tampering.
   2. (2) Is standardized and scored by a testing, educational, or other organization approved by the Department.
   3. (3) Is transmitted to the scoring entity immediately after completion of the written or oral and skills examination.
6. (f) If the competency evaluation is to be proctored by facility personnel and the entity chooses to delay the administration of the written or oral examination and/or skills examination after completion of the training which will delay certification, this information shall be provided in writing in the training program application and signed by the trainee.
7. (g) The Department may revoke the approval of an entity to proctor the nurse aide competency examination if the Department finds evidence of impropriety, including evidence of tampering by facility staff.
8. (h) The trainee may sit for the written or oral examination and skills examination at a different location than where training was completed if the testing entity is provided with a Training Verification Form.

Added at 12 Ok Reg 3087, eff 7-27-95

Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2106, eff 6-27-02

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1588, eff 9-11-23