Thursday, 7 February 2013

How to Start a CNA or CMT Training Agency

Certified nursing training agencies and certified medication technician training agencies are the authorizedhouses for sponsorship of CNAs and CMTs training in their own centers. However, they are supposed to go by the rules as framed by DHSS of United States.

CNA Training Agency


Certified nursing training agencies are referred to those permitted organizations that are engaged in sponsorship of CNA training program. The organizations are required to take prior approval from DHSS orDepartment of Health and Senior Services to become an authorized CNA training center.

Eligible Organizations for Training Agency


The community colleges, vocational-technical institutes, licensed hospitals having long-term care units, approved nursing homes, wide-ranging high school provides health care services and private schools with certification from Higher Education authority are the certified organizations who can apply to DHSS to become certified CNA training agencies.

Eligibility Requirements


The size of classrooms should have a capacity to occupy at least fifteen students comfortably. Each students need to be provided with necessary manuals. The centers should be equipped with required devices, important for teaching. There must be approved clinical supervisors as well as instructors to teach the students. The center is required to pass the evaluation test which is applicable for each time of approval. Certification of approval is limited to two years only. 

Some Other Rules


Before the expiry of approval certification, the agency house needs to submit fresh application before thirty days of expiration. Application should be send to the particular DHSS office address under which the center falls. This can be found from the list of address of DHSS. 

Certified Medication Technician (CMT) Training Agency


Certified medication technician training agencies are those certified organizations that are engaged in sponsorship of CMT training program. They are supposed to take prior authorization from DHSS under Health Education Unit or HEU to be a certified CMT training center.

Eligible Organizations for Training Agency


The Community colleges, Vocational-technical institutes, multipurpose high school offering health care service, Four years approved private institutes are the approved organizations or schools who can apply to DHSS for a permit for teaching the CMT curriculum.

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