44:74:02:18.  Competency evaluation program administration standards. The competency evaluation may be administered by a facility. The entity that administers competency evaluations shall meet the requirements of this section and shall have the approval of the department:

          (1)  The written or oral examination shall be administered by an individual with previous group testing experience;

          (2)  The skills demonstration shall be administered by a registered nurse who has at least one year's experience in providing care for the elderly or the chronically ill and who has taken a skills demonstration rater training course;

          (3)  The skills demonstration shall be conducted in a facility or laboratory setting comparable to the setting in which the nurse aide functions and shall accommodate the number of nurse aides enrolled in the competency evaluation program.

          Source: 21 SDR 118, effective January 2, 1995; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; transferred from § 44:04:18:18, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-29.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-29.