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Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 30A. Training and Qualifications for Nursing Assistants and Certified Nursing Assistants
§ 3001A. Definitions.
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16 DE Code § 3001A. (2021)
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§ 3001A. Definitions. 72 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 401, §§ 4, 5; 79 Del. Laws, c. 318, § 1;
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Certified nursing assistant” means a duly-certified individual under the supervision of a licensed nurse, who provides care that does not require the judgment and skills of a licensed nurse. The care may include, but is not limited to, the following:
bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, ambulating, transferring and feeding, observing and reporting the general well-being of the person or persons to whom they are providing care.(2) “Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.
(3) “Nursing assistant” means an individual who has completed the requisite training to become a certified nursing assistant but is awaiting certification.
(4) “Senior certified nursing assistant” means a certified nursing assistant who has met the requirements of § 3005A of this title.
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