Section 129.29. Hospice medication aide student qualifications.

 

(1)   Student requirements. The student shall be at least 18 years of age at the completion of the course, have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma, be listed on the registry, and be eligible to work in a federally-certified facility. Nurse aides who have completed the 100-hour nursing home medication aide program are deemed to meet the hospice medication aide program requirements.

(2)   Work experience. The student shall be employed as a nurse aide by a hospice agency and shall complete 2,000 hours in direct patient care within the 3 years immediately preceding the start of the course or by the end of the course.

(3)   Written recommendation. The student shall be recommended in writing by the hospice administrator, and by a registered nurse who is working with the nurse aide.

CR 08-042 : cr. register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.