Inclusa Received the following message and is sharing, on behalf of DHS:
Attn: Nurse Aide Training Programs
Update for Emergency Nurse Aide Training Programs Due to End of Public Health Emergency
As of May 11, 2020, the public health emergency ended and Emergency Order #21 is no longer in effect; therefore, the Department has established a waiver request process to allow entities and facilities to continue to hire and train caregivers through the Emergency Nurse Aide Training Programs.
DHS is actively working to promulgate an emergency rule. Until the emergency rule is promulgated, both approved and temporary Emergency Nurse Aide Training Programs may request a waiver to allow the provider to continue to hire and train nurse aides to work in their facility.
- The request should include the name of the facility and a request for a waiver of “all applicable regulations to allow for the continuation of the Emergency Nurse Aide Training Program.” It is not necessary to include specific regulatory references in your request.
- Please send your waiver request via email to Nurse Aide Training and Testing.
We are able to accept students via the survey who were hired and started training while the emergency order was in effect. Therefore, currently approved Emergency Nurse Aide Training Programs may continue to train students who began their training on or before May 18, 2020, without a waiver. Temporary nurse aides who have completed an Emergency Nurse Aide Training Program may also continue to work at this time.
The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) will schedule a webinar to provide additional information as needed. The date and time of the webinar will be communicated via this listserv messaging. Thank you for your continued efforts to train much-needed nurse aides during this time.
If you have any questions about this information, please email Nurse Aide Training and Testing