ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR NURSE AIDE, TRAINER AND TRAINING PROGRAM RULES
March 22, 2022
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This will help the Department prepare the hearing record.
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When you testify please identify yourself by your name and
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organization, if any, that you may be speaking for today.
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Written statements can be submitted directly to
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me. The Department will also accept written statements
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e-mailed or postmarked until 5:00 p.m. on today, Tuesday,
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March 22nd, 2022. Address information can be found in the
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notice of the public hearing that we have made available in
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the back.
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The Department staff from the Bureau of Community
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and Health Systems include myself, Heather Hosey, director
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of the Health Facility Licensing, Permit and Support
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Division, and Jim Wiggins, manager of the Health Facility
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Professional & Nurse Aide Section.
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Before we start the public comments, I invite
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Heather Hosey.
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MS. HOSEY: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for
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coming out today. My name is Heather Hosey. I am the
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division director for Health Facilities Licensing, Permits
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and Supports Division and that's in the Bureau of Community
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and Health Systems, within Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
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So today's hearing is on the proposed new rule set
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that Tammy mentioned for Nurse Aides, Trainers and Training
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Programs and it's a result of a project that was initiated
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by the Department as in accordance with Part 291, Article
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