Legal and Ethical BehaviorDifficulty 2/5
Within what period must successful completion be entered on the state nurse aide registry?
- ASixty days from the date the individual is found to be competent
- BNinety days from the date the individual is found to be competent
- CTwelve months from the date the individual is found to be competent
- DThirty days from the date the individual is found to be competent
Show answer and rationale
Correct: D. Section 483.154(e)(2) sets thirty days. Section 483.154(a) separately requires the state to tell candidates in advance that successful completion will be recorded on the registry.
- A — Sixty days is not the period the regulation specifies.
- B — Ninety days is not the period the regulation specifies.
- C — Twelve months relates to the reimbursement provision, not to registry entry.