8.__Exception.__The employment restrictions under subsection 7 do not apply to an individual listed and active on the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants prior to the effective date of this subsection, provided that the individual meets other state and federal requirements and continues to maintain an active status by timely reregistration as required by the rules.

9.__Notification.__All nursing assistant training programs must notify applicants of the requirements of subsection 7 prior to the acceptance of any applicant into a nursing assistant training program.

SUMMARY

This bill requires the Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants to bar an individual from working in a health care entity as a certified nursing assistant if that individual has been convicted by a court of law of, or has had a complaint substantiated by the Department of Human Services involving, abuse, neglect or misappropriating funds in a health care entity. The bill bars individuals with serious criminal convictions from being employed in a health care entity as certified nursing assistants. The bill also requires training programs for nursing assistants to notify applicants about this restriction prior to acceptance into a program.