44:73:06:15Use of certified nurse aides -- Facility required to pay costs of training and competency evaluation -- Exception.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a facility shall pay all costs of nurse aide training and competency evaluation or reimburse the nurse aide for the cost incurred in completing the program if the facility employs the aide within twelve months following completion of the program. Reimbursement must be made during the first twelve months of the nurse aide's employment by installments. A facility is not required to pay for the cost of training and competency evaluation of a training program, conducted by an online or non-facility-based nurse aide training program, if the nurse aide leaves employment or is terminated before completing the facility's probationary period of employment. The facility's probationary period for nurse aides must be similar to other facility employees. A facility may not seek restitution for installments already paid to the nurse aide prior to termination. The nurse aide may not seek payment of training costs that have already been paid by another facility.

Source: 21 SDR 118, effective January 2, 1995; transferred from § 44:04:18:06, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; transferred from § 44:74:02:06, 53 SDR 34, effective September 24, 2026.