Section 395.150  Minimum Hours of Instruction

a)         Time frames for Basic Nursing Assistant Training Programs

1)         Each program shall include a minimum of 120 hours of instruction, excluding breaks, lunch, and any orientation to the specific policies of the employing facility.

2)         The basic program content shall be presented in a minimum time frame of three weeks, but cannot exceed 120 days, unless the training program is conducted by a community college or other educational institution on a term, semester, or trimester basis.

3)         There shall be a ratio of two hours of theory, including supervised laboratory, to each hour of supervised clinical practice instruction (i.e., 80 hours of theory and 40 hours of clinical).  This ratio applies only to the required 120 hours of instruction.

4)         A minimum of 12 hours of theory instruction related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as described in Section 395.300(r) through (z), shall be included in each program, excluding breaks, lunch, and any orientation to the specific policies of the employing facility.

5)         A minimum of 16 hours of training in the following areas must be conducted prior to any direct contact with a resident (42 CFR 483.152(a)(3-6)):

A)        Communication and interpersonal skills;

B)        Infection control;

C)        Safety/emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver;

D)        Promoting residents' independence; and

E)         Promoting residents' rights.

b)         Time frames for Developmental Disabilities Aide Training Programs and Basic Child Care/Habilitation Aide Training Programs

1)         Each program shall include a minimum of 120 hours of instruction, excluding breaks, lunch, and any orientation to the specific policies of the employing facility.

2)         The basic program content shall be presented in a minimum time frame of three weeks, but cannot exceed 120 days, unless the training program is conducted by a community college or other educational institution on a term, semester, or trimester basis.

3)         There shall be a ratio of one hour of theory, including supervised laboratory with the theory instructor, for every two hours of clinical practice instruction (on-the-job training).  This ratio applies only to the minimum required 120 hours of instruction.

c)         Time frame requirements for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Aide Training Programs

1)         Each program shall include a minimum of 120 hours of instruction, excluding breaks, lunch, and any orientation to the specific policies of the employing facility.

2)         The basic program content shall be presented in a minimum time frame of three weeks, but cannot exceed 120 days.

3)         For the Health Care Skills Module only, there shall be a ratio of three hours of theory, including supervised laboratory, to each hour of supervised clinical practice instruction.  The other two modules will consist of theory and supervised laboratory.

4)         A waivered program may contain fewer than 120 hours if all students are individuals who have satisfactorily completed an Illinois approved Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program, and have at least one year of experience in the last three years working as a nursing assistant with persons with mental illness.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 2747, effective February 15, 2002)