ARSD 44:74:02:03. Exception for employment of unqualified nurse aides

A facility may employ for a maximum of four months an individual to provide nurse aide duties who does not meet the qualifications of § 44:74:02:02 if the individual is enrolled in a training and competency evaluation program approved by the department pursuant to §§ 44:74:02:07 and 44:74:02:17 or if the individual can prove that approved training and competency evaluation has been completed and the individual has not yet been included on the registry. The facility shall ensure that such an individual actually obtains registry status within the four-month period.