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16105652D
HOUSE BILL NO. 386
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health
on February 18, 2016)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Minchew)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3028.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nurse aide education programs.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-3028.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-3028.1. Nurse aide education programs.

Nurse aide education programs designed to prepare nurse aides for certification shall be a minimum of 120 clock hours in length. The curriculum of such programs shall include, but not be limited to, communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, observational and reporting techniques, appropriate clinical care of the aged and disabled, skills for basic restorative services, clients' rights, legal aspects of practice as a certified nurse aide, occupational health and safety measures, culturally sensitive care, and appropriate management of conflict. The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.