(a) To register as a dialysis patient care technician, an individual shall:(1) Possess a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate;(2) Demonstrate that he or she:(A) Is employed as a dialysis patient care technician;(B) Is enrolled in a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians and is conducted primarily in a work setting; or(C) Has completed a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians with verification of competency and a skills checklist signed by the medical director of the facility that employs the person;(3) (A) Obtain national certification by successful passage of a national certification examination within eighteen (18) months of becoming employed as a dialysis patient care technician.(B) (i) A dialysis patient care technician shall recertify national certification at intervals required by the organization providing the certification examination.(ii) The intervals required under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section shall include no fewer than thirty (30) and no more than forty (40) patient contact hours since the previous certification or recertification;(4) Submit an application with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing; and(5) Pay the applicable fee as determined by the board.
(1) Possess a high school diploma or a general educational development certificate;
(2) Demonstrate that he or she:(A) Is employed as a dialysis patient care technician;(B) Is enrolled in a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians and is conducted primarily in a work setting; or(C) Has completed a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians with verification of competency and a skills checklist signed by the medical director of the facility that employs the person;
(A) Is employed as a dialysis patient care technician;
(B) Is enrolled in a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians and is conducted primarily in a work setting; or
(C) Has completed a training course that follows national recommendations for dialysis patient care technicians with verification of competency and a skills checklist signed by the medical director of the facility that employs the person;
(3) (A) Obtain national certification by successful passage of a national certification examination within eighteen (18) months of becoming employed as a dialysis patient care technician.(B) (i) A dialysis patient care technician shall recertify national certification at intervals required by the organization providing the certification examination.(ii) The intervals required under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section shall include no fewer than thirty (30) and no more than forty (40) patient contact hours since the previous certification or recertification;
(A) Obtain national certification by successful passage of a national certification examination within eighteen (18) months of becoming employed as a dialysis patient care technician.
(B) (i) A dialysis patient care technician shall recertify national certification at intervals required by the organization providing the certification examination.(ii) The intervals required under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section shall include no fewer than thirty (30) and no more than forty (40) patient contact hours since the previous certification or recertification;
(i) A dialysis patient care technician shall recertify national certification at intervals required by the organization providing the certification examination.
(ii) The intervals required under subdivision (a)(3)(B)(i) of this section shall include no fewer than thirty (30) and no more than forty (40) patient contact hours since the previous certification or recertification;
(4) Submit an application with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing; and
(5) Pay the applicable fee as determined by the board.
(b) (1) An applicant for registration as a dialysis patient care technician shall report to the board, in writing, any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor.(2) A conviction is not a disqualification for registration under this section unless the conviction relates to the criminal offenses listed in § 17-3-102.
(1) An applicant for registration as a dialysis patient care technician shall report to the board, in writing, any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor.
(2) A conviction is not a disqualification for registration under this section unless the conviction relates to the criminal offenses listed in § 17-3-102.
(c) (1) An applicant or a dialysis patient care technician may report any pardon or setting aside of a conviction to the board.(2) If a pardon or setting aside has been obtained, the conviction for which the pardon or setting aside was obtained shall not be maintained on the Dialysis Patient Care Technician Registry created under § 17-87-906.
(1) An applicant or a dialysis patient care technician may report any pardon or setting aside of a conviction to the board.
(2) If a pardon or setting aside has been obtained, the conviction for which the pardon or setting aside was obtained shall not be maintained on the Dialysis Patient Care Technician Registry created under § 17-87-906.
(d) If a person registered as a dialysis patient care technician becomes licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, his or her registration as a dialysis patient care technician shall terminate as of the date of licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
(e) (1) The board shall refuse to register or shall revoke the registration of a person who would be disqualified from employment under § 20-33-213.(2) The board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a registration of a dialysis patient care technician for:(A) Securing a registration under this subchapter through fraud or deceit;(B) Unprofessional conduct, unethical conduct, gross ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct of his or her practice;(C) Using a false name or an alias in his or her practice;(D) Violating any provision of this subchapter; or(E) Failing to comply with any of the requirements for registration.(3) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(1) The board shall refuse to register or shall revoke the registration of a person who would be disqualified from employment under § 20-33-213.
(2) The board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a registration of a dialysis patient care technician for:(A) Securing a registration under this subchapter through fraud or deceit;(B) Unprofessional conduct, unethical conduct, gross ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct of his or her practice;(C) Using a false name or an alias in his or her practice;(D) Violating any provision of this subchapter; or(E) Failing to comply with any of the requirements for registration.
(A) Securing a registration under this subchapter through fraud or deceit;
(B) Unprofessional conduct, unethical conduct, gross ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct of his or her practice;
(C) Using a false name or an alias in his or her practice;
(D) Violating any provision of this subchapter; or
(E) Failing to comply with any of the requirements for registration.
(3) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.