HB1214

House Bill 1214 amends the definition of 'primary instructor' under the Long-Term Care Aide Training Act in Arkansas. The bill modifies the experience requirement for primary instructors, extending the timeframe in which the required one year of long-term care nursing experience must have been obtained. Specifically, the bill changes this requirement from the previous five-year window to a ten-year window. The primary instructor must be a registered nurse who is licensed in Arkansas or holds a multistate compact privilege and maintains a clean disciplinary record. The bill also retains the requirement that instructors complete an annual eight-hour course on long-term care laws, rules, and best practices. These changes are intended to adjust the qualification standards for those who train long-term care aides.