Section 395.333 Waivered Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Aide Training Program

Section 395

Section 395.333  Waivered

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Aide Training Program

a)         The Department may grant waivers from the requirements of

Section 395.330 of this Part, based on the information provided in subsection

(c) of this Section.

b)         A program sponsor may request a waiver for a Psychiatric

Rehabilitation Services Aide training program by submitting a request to the

Department in writing at least 30 days prior to the start of the training

program.

c)         The request for a waiver shall include the following:

1)         A statement that all trainees have satisfactorily completed a

Basic Nursing Assistant training program approved in accordance with Section

395.300 of this Part;

2)         A statement that all trainees have at least two years of

experience during the preceding five years working as a nursing assistant with

persons with mental illness; and

3)         A statement that the training program includes, at a minimum,

Module I as described in Section 395.330(a) of this Part and Module II as

described in Section 395.330(b) of this Part.

d)         The training program shall not begin prior to Department

approval of the waiver request.