C.R.S. Section 12-255-118.5
Approved nurse aide training programs

(1)

Except for any medical facility or program that has been explicitly disapproved by the department of public health and environment, the board may approve any nurse aide training program offered by or held in a medical facility or offered and held outside a medical facility. Approval by the board is sufficient to authorize and permit the operation of the training program.

(2)

The curriculum content for nurse aide training must include material that will provide a basic level of both knowledge and demonstrable skills for each individual completing the program and be presented in a manner that will take into consideration individuals with limited literacy skills. The curriculum content must include needs of populations that may be served by an individual medical facility.

(3)

The curriculum must include the following topics:

(a)

Communication and interpersonal skills;

(b)

Infection control;

(c)

Safety and emergency procedures;

(d)

Promoting residents’ and patients’ independence;

(e)

Respecting residents’ and patients’ rights.

(4)

The training program shall be designed to enable participants to develop and demonstrate competency in the following areas:

(a)

Basic nursing skills;

(b)

Personal care skills;

(c)

Recognition of mental health and social services needs;

(d)

Basic restorative services;

(e)

Resident or patient rights.

(5)

The board or its designee shall inspect and survey each nurse aide training program it approves during the first year following approval and every two years thereafter. The inspection or survey may be made in conjunction with surveys of medical facilities conducted by the department of public health and environment.

(6)

The board may require a nurse aide training program to include up to twenty-five percent more hours than the minimum requirements established in the federal “Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987”, as amended, Pub.L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330. Any additional training hours shall be within the subject areas required by federal law.

Source: Section 12-255-118.5 — Approved nurse aide training programs, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑255‑101
Short title 12‑255‑102
Legislative declaration 12‑255‑103
Applicability of common provisions 12‑255‑104
Definitions 12‑255‑105
State board of nursing created - removal of board members - meetings of board 12‑255‑106
Employees - executive administrator 12‑255‑107
Powers and duties of the board - rules - definition 12‑255‑108
Advisory committee 12‑255‑109
Examination 12‑255‑110
Requirements for professional nurse licensure 12‑255‑111
Requirements for advanced practice registered nurse registration - legislative declaration - advanced practice registry - rules 12‑255‑111.5
Requirements for certified midwife licensure - license by endorsement - questionnaire - fees 12‑255‑112
Prescriptive authority - advanced practice registered nurses - certified midwives - limits on prescriptions - rules - financial benefit for prescribing prohibited 12‑255‑113
Professional liability insurance required - advanced practice registered nurses and certified midwives in independent practice - rules 12‑255‑114
Requirements for practical nurse licensure 12‑255‑115
Volunteer licensure - fees - questionnaire 12‑255‑116
Persons licensed under previous laws 12‑255‑117
Temporary licenses and permits 12‑255‑118
Approval of educational programs 12‑255‑118.5
Approved nurse aide training programs 12‑255‑119
Disciplinary procedures of the board - inquiry and hearings panels - mental and physical examinations - definitions - rules 12‑255‑120
Grounds for discipline - definitions 12‑255‑121
Withholding or denial of license - hearing - definitions 12‑255‑122
Inactive license status - reactivation 12‑255‑123
Immunity in professional review 12‑255‑124
Surrender of license 12‑255‑125
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑255‑126
Injunctive proceedings 12‑255‑127
Exclusions 12‑255‑128
Prescribing opiate antagonists 12‑255‑129
Continuing education - rules 12‑255‑130
Peer health assistance or alternative to discipline program - fund - rules 12‑255‑131
Delegation of nursing or midwifery tasks - rules 12‑255‑132
School nurses - over-the-counter medication 12‑255‑133
Licensee duties relating to assistance animals - definitions 12‑255‑133.5
Licensee duties related to medical forensic evidence 12‑255‑134
Repeal of article - subject to review 12‑255‑135
Confidential agreement to limit practice 12‑255‑201
Nurse aide certification program - department of public health and environment to assist - funding 12‑255‑202
Application for certification - fee 12‑255‑203
Application for certification by competency evaluation 12‑255‑204
Certification by endorsement 12‑255‑205
Certification by competency evaluation 12‑255‑206
Scope of practice - rules 12‑255‑207
Advisory committee 12‑255‑208
Medication aides - training - scope of duties - rules 12‑255‑209
Grounds for discipline 12‑255‑210
Withholding or denial of certification 12‑255‑211
Mental and physical competency of nurse aides 12‑255‑212
Disciplinary proceedings - hearing officers 12‑255‑213
Surrender of certificate 12‑255‑214
Exclusions 12‑255‑215
Unauthorized practice - penalties
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-255-118.5’s source at colorado​.gov