Deemed to meet state certification requirements

(a) The Department shall deem a certified adult day care program aide to meet the nurse aide certification requirements for a residential care employer after successful completion of at least sixteen (16) hours of training specific to the facility population. Documentation of the sixteen (16) hours shall be submitted to the Department and the certified adult day care aide will be placed on the registry as a certified residential care aide. (b) The Department shall deem a certified long term care aide, a certified home care aide or a certified ICF/IID care aide who has at least sixteen (16) hours of training specific to the adult day care population to meet the requirements for certification as an adult day care aide. Documentation of the sixteen (16) hours of training shall be submitted to the Department and the certified long term care aide, certified home care aide or certified ICF/IID care aide shall be certified as a certified adult day care aide.