32-1647. Examination of licensed nursing assistants and certified nursing assistants

A. An applicant for licensure as a licensed nursing assistant or an applicant for registration as a certified nursing assistant who wishes to be placed on the registry of nursing assistants shall pass both the written and manual skills competency examinations on subjects contained in the licensed nursing assistant or certified nursing assistant training program approved by the board.

B. The board may issue a licensed nursing assistant license to a person who successfully passes both examinations and meets all other requirements as prescribed in this article.

C. If a certified nursing assistant applicant fails to pass either the written or the manual skills competency examination within two years after completing an educational program, the applicant shall complete to the board's satisfaction an approved nursing assistant training program before the applicant may take that examination again.