Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                         CHAPTER 5-S.F.No. 119 
           An act relating to health; modifying requirements for 
          the nursing assistant competency evaluation program; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 144A.61, 
          subdivision 3a. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 144A.61, 
subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 3a.  [COMPETENCY EVALUATION PROGRAM.] The 
commissioner of health shall approve the competency evaluation 
program.  A competency evaluation must be administered to 
nursing assistants who desire to be listed in the nursing 
assistant registry and who have done one of the following:  (1) 
completed an approved training program; or (2) been listed on 
the nursing assistant registry maintained by another state; or 
(3) completed a training program in nursing assistant skills 
other than the approved course are enrolled in a licensed nurse 
education program.  The tests may only be administered by 
technical colleges, community colleges, or other organizations 
approved by the department of health.  A competency evaluation 
for a person, other than an individual enrolled in a licensed 
nurse education program, who has not completed an approved 
nursing assistant training program, must include an evaluation 
of all clinical skills The commissioner of health shall approve 
a nursing assistant for the registry without requiring a 
competency evaluation if the nursing assistant is in good 
standing on a nursing assistant registry in another state.  
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor March 9, 1993 
    Signed by the governor March 10, 1993, 2:03 p.m.