Arizona Laws 36-413. Nutrition and feeding assistants; training programs; regulation; civil penalty; definition
A. The department may adopt rules to prescribe minimum standards for training programs for nutrition and feeding assistants in licensed skilled nursing facilities, including instructor qualifications, and may grant, deny, suspend and revoke approval of any training program that violates these standards. These standards must include:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-413
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-401
- Facilities: means buildings that are used by a health care institution for providing any of the types of services as defined in this chapter. See Arizona Laws 36-401
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Supervision: means directly overseeing and inspecting the act of accomplishing a function or activity. See Arizona Laws 36-401
1. Screening requirements.
2. Initial qualifications.
3. Continuing education requirements.
4. Testing requirements to assure competency.
5. Supervision requirements.
6. Requirements for additional training based on patient needs.
7. Maintenance of records.
8. Special feeding requirements based on level of care.
B. Pursuant to Section 36-431.01, the department may impose a civil penalty on a training program that violates standards adopted by the department.
C. If the department adopts standards for training programs pursuant to subsection A of this section, the department, as part of its routine inspection of a health care facility that provides a training program, shall determine the facility’s compliance with these standards.
D. For the purposes of this section, "nutrition and feeding assistant" has the same meaning as paid feeding assistant as defined in Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 483 and section 488.301.