Section 395.160  Instructor Requirements

a)         Requirements for Instructors in a Basic Nursing Assistant Program or a Basic Child Care/Habilitation Aide Training Program

1)         Each course instructor shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of two years nursing experience, who has no other duties while engaged in the training program.  Instructors shall be required to have one year of experience as a registered nurse in one or both of the following areas:

A)        Teaching an accredited nurse's training program.

B)        Caring for the elderly or for the chronically ill of any age through employment in a nursing facility, extended care unit, geriatrics department, chronic care unit, hospice, swing bed unit of a hospital, or other long-term care setting.

2)         Each theory course instructor shall also possess at least one of the following qualifications:  

A)        A valid Illinois teaching certificate or a provisional certificate.

B)        A certificate indicating completion of a Department approved train the trainer workshop/program.

C)        Evidence of at least one semester of formal teaching experience.

D)        College course work during the previous six years, which includes at least one course in teaching/learning principles, curriculum development, teaching methods, or instructional techniques.

b)         Requirements for Instructors of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (Section 395.300(r) through (z)) Portions of a Basic Nursing Assistant Program

1)         Each instructor shall be a registered nurse, who has no other duties while engaged in the training program.

2)         Each instructor shall also possess at least one of the following qualifications:  

A)        At least one year of experience providing services for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and at least one semester of formal teaching experience.

B)        Documentation of completion of a specialized workshop, course, seminar or other training for instruction in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

c)         Requirements for Instructors in a Developmental Disabilities Aide Training Program

1)         The curriculum coordinator monitors the Developmental Disabilities Aide Training Program and ensures that instructors are qualified and are instructing the program as required.

2)         Each program instructor of theory shall meet at least one of the following:  

A)        Be a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional with at least one year of experience with developmental disabilities programs;

B)        Have a valid Illinois teaching certificate with at least one year of experience with developmental disabilities programs;

C)        Be a community college or college instructor with at least one year of teaching experience and familiarization with developmental disabilities programs;

D)        Be a registered nurse with at least one year of experience with developmental disabilities programs.

d)         Requirements for Instructors in a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Aide Training Program

1)         Each program instructor shall submit verification of successful completion of a train-the-trainer workshop, for each module taught, approved by the Department of Human Services' Office of Mental Health.

2)         Instructors for the Introduction to Mental Illness and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Module and the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills Module shall either:

A)        Be a community college or college instructor with at least one year of teaching experience and familiarization with programs for individuals with serious mental illness; or

B)        Have a bachelor's degree in a mental health-related field or be a certified psychiatric nurse and have at least three years of experience providing services to persons with serious mental illness.

3)         Instructors for the Health Care Skills Module shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of two years of nursing experience.  Instructors shall be required to have one year of experience as a registered nurse in one or both of the following areas:

A)        Teaching an accredited nurse training program;

B)        Caring for persons with serious mental illness through employment in a residential setting.

e)         Supplemental Instructors (Special Content Instructor) in a Basic Nursing Assistant Program and Developmental Disabilities Aide Program must have at least one year experience in their fields of expertise.  These would include, but not be limited to, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, sanitarians, fire safety experts, nursing home administrators, gerontologists, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, activities specialists, speech/language/hearing therapists, and resident rights experts.  (42 CFR 483.152(a)(5)(iv))

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