12VAC35-105-1320. Employee or contractor qualifications and training.
A. A nurse aide may be employed only if he is certified by the Board of Nursing. During the initial 120 days of employment, a nurse aide may be employed if he is enrolled full-time in a nurse aide education program approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing or has completed a nurse aide education program or competency testing.
B. All nursing employees or contractors, including certified nursing assistants, must have additional competency-based training in providing mental health services to geriatric individuals, including behavior management.
Statutory Authority
§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002.