[§457A-7]  Medicare or medicaid nurse aide
certification.  (a)  To be certified as a medicare or medicaid nurse aide,
an applicant shall successfully complete:



(1)  Training in a training program approved by the
director of human services under section 346-46; and



(2)  A nurse aide examination approved by the
director.



(b)  No person shall be permitted to take the
examination who has not complied with the training requirements established by
the director of human services in accordance with 42 United States Code
sections 1395i-3 and 1396r.



(c)  Reciprocity shall be granted to nurse
aides who have completed a state-approved program that meets both federal and
state requirements.



(d)  Nurse aides employed in medicare or
medicaid certified nursing facilities shall meet both federal and state
requirements.



(e)  Maintenance requirements for the
recertification process shall be on a biennial basis, and shall include an
annual performance review and in-service training and employment in a medicare
or medicaid facility as required by federal and state law.



(f)  No charge shall be imposed on medicare or
medicaid certified nurse aides for the maintenance of the nurse aide registry.
[L 2007, c 226, pt of §4]