The nursing care quality assurance commission (commission) approve nursing assistant-certified training programs. The commission reviews and approves training programs to:
(1) Assure preparation for safe practice as a nursing assistant-certified by requiring nursing assistant-certified programs meet minimum standards.
(2) Provide guidance for development of new nursing assistant-certified training programs.
(3) Facilitate career mobility of nursing assistants-certified into nursing educational programs in other levels of nursing.
(4) Identify training standards and achieved competencies of nursing assistants-certified in the state of Washington for the purpose of interstate communications and endorsements.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.88A.060(1) and
18.88A.030(5). WSR 08-06-100, § 246-841-410, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.88A.060. WSR 91-23-077 (Order 214B), § 246-841-410, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91; WSR 91-07-049 (Order 116B), recodified as § 246-841-410, filed 3/18/91, effective 4/18/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.88.080. WSR 90-20-018 (Order 091), § 308-173-220, filed 9/21/90, effective 10/22/90.]