Content of the competency examination

(a) The competency examination shall include a written or oral portion, in English, which shall: (1) Allow a nurse aide to choose between a written and an oral examination. (2) Address each requirement specified in the minimum curriculum prescribed by the Department. (3) Be developed from a pool of test questions, only a portion of which is used in any one (1) examination. (4) Use a system that prevents disclosure of both the pool of test questions and the individual competency examination results. (5) If oral, the examination portion shall be read from a prepared text in a neutral manner. (b) The skills examination portion of the competency examination shall: (1) Consist of randomly selected items drawn from a pool of tasks generally performed by nurse aides except as provided in section 9-5 (b). (2) Be performed in an entity in which the individual will function as a nurse aide or a similar laboratory setting. (3) Be administered and evaluated by a qualified clinical skills observer. (c) The Department shall permit the skills examination to be proctored by qualified entity personnel if the Department finds that the procedure adopted by the testing entity ensures that the competency examination: (1) Is secure from tampering. (2) Is standardized and scored by a testing, educational, or other organization approved by the Department. (3) Is transmitted to the scoring entity immediately after completion of the skills examination. A record of successful completion of the skills examination must be included in the Nurse Aide Registry within 30 days of the date the individual is found to be competent or has passed the skills examination. (d) The Department shall revoke the approval of any entity to proctor the nurse aide competency examination if the Department finds evidence of impropriety, including evidence of tampering by facility staff.