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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 783<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapters 109<\/a> and 582<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1469863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368582,"identifier":"54.1-3028.1","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/4\/54.1-3028.1","url":"\/54.1-3028.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3028.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/4\/54.1-3028.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nurse aide education programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3028.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nurse aide education programs designed to prepare nurse aides for certification shall be a minimum of 120 clock hours in length. The curriculum of such programs shall include communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, observational and reporting techniques, appropriate clinical care of the aged and disabled, skills for basic restorative services, clients’ rights, legal aspects of practice as a certified nurse aide<\/span>, occupational health and safety measures, culturally sensitive care, and appropriate management of conflict. The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNURSE AIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (\u00a7 54.1-3028.1)\n\nNurse aide education programs designed to prepare nurse aides for certification\nshall be a minimum of 120 clock hours in length. The curriculum of such programs\nshall include communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency\nprocedures, personal care skills, observational and reporting techniques,\nappropriate clinical care of the aged and disabled, skills for basic restorative\nservices, clients’ rights, legal aspects of practice as a certified nurse\naide, occupational health and safety measures, culturally sensitive care, and\nappropriate management of conflict. The Board shall promulgate regulations to\nimplement the provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 783; 2016, cc. 109, 582.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}