Remove proposed regulation the requires providers to obtain professional reference for nurse aide applicants who have only worked for one employer. This requirement will limit the amount of potential qualified workers due to the inability to get responces from former employers. Personal references should continue to be allowed to gain more potential for qualified aides.

RNs with one year of experience are qualified to manage personal care to clients. In addition to their one years worth of experience they have their schooling and training from the agency who hired them to fulfill requirements set forth.

Requirement for the aides to attend 12 hours of yealry inservice training. Monthly hand outs and other mediums should continue to be sufficient enough.

Remove the requirements that states signatures, times, and dates be placed on the record no later than seven days from the last date of service. Examples of why this requirement is hard to comply with:  Hospitalization, Car accidents, hazardious weather, client goes out of town, emergencies, etc. There are so many reasons for agencies not to be able to comply with the seven day requirement.