Section 17-9305. CERTIFICATION BY EXAMINATION

9305.1 To qualify for certification by examination, an appli­cant shall provide proof of one (1) of the following:

 

(a)  Successful completion of a home health aide program, within the past twenty-four (24) months, approved by the Board or by a nursing board in the United States with standards determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the standards in the District; 

 

(b)Completion of a practical nursing or registered nursing “Fundamentals of Nursing” course with a clinical component in the United States within the last thirty-six (36) months from the date of an application for certification; or

 

(c)A Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools certificate, received within the last thirty-six (36) months from the date of an application for certification, indicating education as a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN) outside the United States.

 

9305.2The Board shall waive the training and examination requirements for any person currently practicing as an HHA provided that the applicant demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Board, that he or she has been performing the functions of an HHA on a full-time or substantially full-time (a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours per year) basis provided that the HHA complies with the following:

 

(a)Has completed a Board-approved HHA training program;

 

(b) Provides a statement from a supervising nurse or health care professional indicating the applicant’s continued competence to provide  care; 

 

(c) Has worked as an HHA for a period of at least ninety (90) days immediately preceding the date these regulations are published as final;

 

(d)Submits an application no later than one hundred eighty days (180) after these regulations are published as final rulemaking; and

 

(e) Submits a letter from an employer certifying the applicant’s ability to perform skills as listed in § 9327.2.

 

9305.3An applicant for re-examination shall retake the HHA training if:

(a)The applicant failed the certification examination three (3) times; or

 

(b)The applicant cannot provide evidence that he or she has worked as an

HHA for one hundred (100) hours within the last twenty-four (24) months under the supervision of a licensed nurse or other health professional licensed in the District of Columbia.

 

 

authority

Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2007 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8359, 8365 (July 13, 2012).