(210 ILCS 45/3-614) Sec. 3-614. Certified nursing assistant interns. (a) A certified nursing assistant intern shall report to a
facility's charge nurse or nursing supervisor and may only be
assigned duties authorized in Section 2310-434 of the
Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois by a supervising nurse. (b) A facility shall notify its certified and licensed
staff members, in writing, that a certified nursing assistant
intern may only provide the services and perform the
procedures permitted under Section 2310-434 of the Department
of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois. The notification shall detail
which duties may be delegated to a certified nursing assistant
intern. The facility shall establish a policy describing the authorized duties, supervision, and evaluation of certified nursing assistant interns available upon request of the Department and any surveyor. (c) If a facility learns that a certified nursing
assistant intern is performing work outside the scope of
the Certified Nursing Assistant Intern Program's training, the facility shall: (1) stop the certified nursing assistant intern from |
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(2) inspect the work and correct mistakes, if the
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(3) assign the work to the appropriate personnel; and
(4) ensure that a thorough assessment of any resident
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(d) A facility that employs a certified nursing assistant intern in violation of this Section shall be subject to civil penalties or fines under Section 3-305.
(e) A minimum of 50% of nursing and personal care time shall be provided by a certified nursing assistant, but no more than 15% of nursing and personal care time may be provided by a certified nursing assistant intern.
(Source: P.A. 102-1037, eff. 6-2-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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