A nurse aide competency evaluation program shall meet the following standards:

1. (1) The nurse aide shall be informed by the facility that a record of successful completion of the evaluation will be included in the registry;

2. (2) The evaluation shall consist of two elements:

   1. (a) The competency evaluation component may be offered as either a written or oral examination. This component of the evaluation shall:

      1. (i) Include each curriculum requirement specified in § 44:74:02:15;
      2. (ii) Be developed from a pool of test questions, with no more than 20 percent of prior questions used on a succeeding examination;
      3. (iii) Use a system that prevents disclosure of the content of the examination; and
      4. (iv) If oral, be read from a prepared text in a neutral manner;
   2. (b) The skills demonstration component shall consist of a minimum of five tasks randomly selected from a pool of tasks generally performed by nurse aides. The pool of skills shall include all of the personal care skills listed in subdivision 44:74:02:15(3)(b). The skills demonstration tasks shall be performed on a live person.

Source: 21 SDR 118, effective January 2, 1995; transferred from § 44:04:18:17, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-29.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-29.