A. An applicant for licensure as a licensed nursing assistant or an applicant for registration as a certified nursing assistant who wishes to be placed on the registry of nursing assistants shall pass both the written and manual skills competency examinations on subjects contained in the licensed nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant training program approved by the board.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1647

  • Board: means the Arizona state board of nursing. See Arizona Laws 32-1601
  • Certified nursing assistant: means a person who is registered on the registry of nursing assistants pursuant to this chapter to provide or assist in delivering nursing or nursing-related services under the supervision and direction of a licensed nursing staff member. See Arizona Laws 32-1601
  • Licensed nursing assistant: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to provide or assist in delivering nursing or nursing-related services under the supervision and direction of a licensed nursing staff member. See Arizona Laws 32-1601
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Registry of nursing assistants: means the nursing assistants registry maintained by the board pursuant to the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987 (P. See Arizona Laws 32-1601

B. The board may issue a licensed nursing assistant license to a person who successfully passes both examinations and meets all other requirements as prescribed in this article.

C. If a certified nursing assistant applicant fails to pass either the written or the manual skills competency examination within two years after completing an educational program, the applicant shall complete to the board’s satisfaction an approved nursing assistant training program before the applicant may take that examination again.

 

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