77 Ill. Adm. Code 395.500
Certified Nursing Assistant Intern Program Requirements
Section 395.500Â
Certified Nursing Assistant Intern Program Requirements
a)
Upon successful
completion of the classroom education and on-the-job training requirements of
the
Certified Nursing Assistant Intern Program (the Program)
required
under
this Section,
an individual may provide, at a facility, the
patient and resident care services determined under the Program and may perform
the procedures listed under
subsection (d). (Section 2310-434(b) of the
Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law [20 ILCS 2310])
b)
In order to qualify
as a certified nursing assistant intern, an individual shall successfully
complete at least 8 hours of classroom education on the services and procedures
determined under the Program and listed under
subsection (d).
The
classroom education shall be:
1)
Taken within the
facility where the certified nursing assistant intern will be employed;
2)
Proctored by either
an advanced practice registered nurse or a registered nurse who holds a
bachelor's degree in nursing, has a minimum of 3 years of continuous experience
in geriatric care, or is certified as a nursing assistant instructor
as
defined in Sections 395.160 and 395.235
; and
3)
Satisfied by the
successful completion of an approved 8-hour online training course or in-person
group training.
(Section 2310-434(c) of the Department of Public Health
Powers and Duties Law)
c)
In order to qualify
as a certified nursing assistant intern, an individual shall successfully
complete at least 24 hours of on-the-job training in the services and procedures
determined under the Program and listed under
subsection (d),
as
follows:
1)
The training program
instructor shall be either an advanced practice registered nurse or a
registered nurse who holds a bachelor's degree in nursing, has a minimum of 3
years of continuous experience in geriatric care, or is certified as a nursing
assistant instructor.
2)
The training program
instructor shall ensure that the student meets the competencies determined
under the Program and those listed under
subsection (d).
The instructor
shall document the successful completion or failure of the competencies and any
remediation that may allow for the successful completion of the competencies.
3)
All on-the-job
training shall be under the direct observation of either an advanced practice
registered nurse or a registered nurse who holds a bachelor's degree in
nursing, has a minimum of 3 years of continuous experience in geriatric care,
or is certified as a nursing assistant instructor.
4)
All on-the-job-training
shall be conducted at a facility that is licensed by the State of Illinois and
that is the facility where the certified nursing assistant will be working.
(Section 2310-434(d) of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)
d)
A certified nursing
assistant intern shall receive classroom and on-the-job training on how to
provide the patient or resident care services and procedures, as determined
under the Program, that are required of a certified nursing assistant's
performance skills, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
1)
Successful completion
and maintenance of active certification in both first aid and the American Red
Cross' courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2)
Infection control and in-service training
required at the facility.
3)
Washing a resident's hands.
4)
Performing oral hygiene on a resident.
5)
Shaving a resident with an electric
razor.
6)
Giving a resident a partial bath.
7)
Making a bed that is occupied.
8)
Dressing a resident.
9)
Transferring a
resident to or from a wheelchair, or other surface, using a gait belt or
transfer belt.
10)
Ambulating a resident with a gait belt or
transfer belt.
11)
Feeding a resident.
12)
Calculating a resident's intake and
output.
13)
Placing a resident in
a side-lying position or other position comfortable to the resident in bed.
14)
The Heimlich
maneuver.
(Section 2310-434(e) of the Department of Public Health Powers
and Duties Law)
e)
A certified nursing
assistant intern shall not perform any of the following on a resident:
1)
Shaving with a nonelectric razor.
2)
Nail care.
3)
Perineal care.
4)
Transfer using a mechanical lift.
5)
Passive range of
motion.
(Section 2310-434(f) of the Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law)
f)
A certified nursing
assistant intern shall only provide the patient or resident care services and
perform the procedures that he or she is deemed qualified to perform that are
listed under
subsection (d).
A certified nursing assistant intern
shall
not provide the procedures excluded under
subsection (e). (Section
2310-434(g) of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)
g)
The Program is
subject to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care
Worker Background Check Code. Program participants and personnel shall be
included on the Health Care Worker Registry
within 10 days after employment
as a Certified Nursing Assistant. (Section 2310-434(h) of the Department of
Public Health Powers and Duties Law)
h)
A Program participant
who has completed the training required under paragraph (5) of subsection (a)
of Section 3-206 of the Nursing Home
Care Act,
and 77 Ill. Adm.
Code 300.660 (where applicable),
and has completed the Program from April
21, 2020 through September 18, 2020, and has shown competency in all of the
performance skills listed under
subsection (d)
may be considered a
certified nursing assistant intern once the observing advanced practice
registered nurse or registered nurse educator has confirmed the Program
participant's competency in all of those performance skills.
(Section
2310-434(i) of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)
i)
The requirement
under
subsection 395.400(b)
that a student must pass a BNATP written
competency examination within 12 months after the completion of the BNATP does
not apply to a certified nursing assistant intern under this Section. However,
upon a Program participant's enrollment in a certified nursing assistant course,
this requirement shall apply. (Section 2310-434(j) of the Department of Public
Health Powers and Duties Law)
j)
A certified nursing
assistant intern shall enroll in a certified nursing assistant program within 6
months after completing his or her certified nursing assistant intern training
under the Program.
1)
The individual may
continue to work as a certified nursing assistant intern during his or her
certified nursing assistant training.
2)
If the scope of work
for a nurse assistant in training pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.660 is
broader in scope than the work permitted to be performed by a certified nursing
assistant intern, then the certified nursing assistant intern enrolled in
certified nursing assistant training may perform the work allowed under
77
Ill. Adm. Code 300.660
with written documentation that the certified nursing
assistant intern has successfully passed the competencies necessary to perform
such skills.
3)
The individual shall
receive one hour of credit for every hour employed as a certified nursing
assistant intern or as a temporary nurse assistant, not to exceed 30 hours of
credit, subject to the approval of an accredited certified nursing assistant
training program.
4)
The facility shall
maintain documentation as to the additional jobs and duties the certified
nursing assistant intern is authorized to perform, which shall be made
available to the Department upon request.
(Section
2310-434(k) of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)Â Nursing
assistant interns are prohibited from performing any duties other than those
specified in Section 395.410(d).
k)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This Section will be repealed effective November
1, 2027.