R432-45-3. Program Access Requirements

  (1) A nurse aide is required to complete a NATCEP and become certified within 120 days of the first date of employment.

  (2) An individual who was certified as a nurse aide on or before July 1, 1989, meets the OBRA requirement upon completion of the approved in-service training on mental retardation and mental illness.

  (3) If specific requirements are met in the following cases, the UNAR office may grant a waiver to:

  (a) a nursing student who has completed the first semester of nursing school within the past two years with a passing grade. An official transcript of a nursing fundamentals class must accompany the Application for Certification Testing. If the candidate does not pass either the skills or written portion of the CNA examination after three attempts, the candidate must complete a NATCEP;

  (b) a nurse with an expired license who can show proof of previous licensure in any state and who was in good standing with that state's professional board. UNAR shall grant the candidate 3 attempts to pass both the skills and written portion of the examination. If the candidate does not pass either portion, the candidate must complete a NATCEP;

  (c) a CNA with an expired certificate from Utah who is in good standing with UNAR. UNAR shall grant the candidate 3 attempts to pass both the skills and written portion of the examination within two years of the certification expiration date. If the candidate does not pass either portion, the candidate must retrain; or

  (d) any out-of-state CNA who is certified and in good standing with another state's survey agency. UNAR grants reciprocity upon the CNA providing proof of certification in that other state.

  (4) An out-of-state CNA with an expired certificate must complete a NATCEP in the state of Utah.