1. A student's employer may pay the full cost of the nursing assistant training program;

2. A student's employer may pay the student for the time the student spends fulfilling the requirements of the nursing assistant program; and

3. A student may be employed by the clinical training site or any other health care facility during the nursing assistant training course as long as the student is not employed as a nursing assistant and does not provide direct patient care in the course of that employment; and be if further

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education and the State Board of Nursing shall report the amendments required pursuant to section one of this resolve to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than November 1, 2001.

SUMMARY

This resolve expands access to certified nursing assistant training programs by requiring the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education and the State Board of Nursing to expand their policies, procedures, forms and any other necessary documents to allow a student's employer to pay the full cost of the program, allow a student's employer to pay the student for time spent taking classes and to allow a student to be employed by the clinical training site or any other health care facility during nursing assistant training courses. This resolve also requires the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education and the State Board of Nursing to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by November 1, 2001.