Online/Distance Learning Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP)

Skilled Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility Application Requirements

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) means a health facility or a distinct part of a hospital which provides continuous skilled nursing care and supportive care to patients whose primary need is for availability of skilled nursing care on an extended basis. It provides 24-hour inpatient care and, as a minimum, includes physician, skilled nursing, dietary, pharmaceutical services and an activity program.

Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) means a health facility, or a distinct part of a hospital or skilled nursing facility, which provides the following basic services: Inpatient care to patients who need skilled nursing supervision and supportive care, but do not require continuous nursing care.

Synchronous classes are livestream lectures with students and instructors interacting in a specific virtual location at a set time. Instructors commonly take attendance as they would in a lecture hall. These classes are conducted via video conference or live-streamed platform.

Asynchronous classes are self-paced with fully narrated content, and closely monitored by the NATP instructor. Students must regularly interact with the instructor to be evaluated on their understanding of each module. These classes are conducted via narrated lectures and the students complete them within a specified schedule and timeframe.

Note: Nurse assistants employed by a facility must not be charged for any portion of the nurse assistant certification training program.

Skilled Nursing Facility / Intermediate Care Facility Initial Application Requirement

The Department may take up to 90 days to process a Skilled Nursing Facility /  Intermediate Care Facility NATP Initial Application.

When applying, changing, or renewing a program, applicants must use the current version of CDPH eLearning forms and instructions provided on this website.

Note: Do not alter any of the Department approved forms. Altering the Department approved forms is unacceptable and will delay the intake of the application and review process.​

• CDPH E276 (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Application
• CDPH E276A (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Skills Checklist
• CDPH E276B (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Daily Schedule
• Please submit a daily theory and clinical instruction schedule
• CDPH E276C (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Individual Student Record
  
• CDPH E276P (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Policies and Procedures
• Submit the following documents with the CDPH E276P:
  
• ​Job descriptions of the administrator/owner, Registered Nurse program director and instructor
• Organizational chart with clear lines of authority for the online NATP
• Instructor monitoring tool for theory and clinical
• A copy of the student handbook
  
• CDPH E278C (PDF) – Facility Declaration of Participation in an Approved Online Training Program
  
• CDPH E279 (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Instructor or Director of Staff Development Application
• A copy of the Training Curriculum - The curriculum must meet all the requirements listed in HSC 1337.1(b)(3), HSC 1337.1(b)(4), HSC 1337.3(c)(2)(A), HSC 1337.3(c)(3), Title 22 CCR section 71835(n), and Title 42 CFR 483.152(a)(2) and (b) 
• Lesson Plans - All lesson plans
• Exams – All exams and answer keys
• Crosswalk - A document relating each section of the proposed curriculum to the requirements listed in Title 22 CCR 71835(n), HSC 1337.1(b)(3), HSC 1337.1(b)(4), HSC 1337.3(c)(2)(A), HSC 1337.3(c)(3), Title 42 CFR section 483.152(a)(2) and (b)
• Learning Management System - A reviewable online learning management system that is developed enough so that it can be assessed in a consumer-level format upon application
• Note: CDPH must be notified prior to any alterations to the Learning Management System
  

Skilled Nursing Facility / Intermediate Care Facility Program Update Application Requirements

When updating an approved NATP please use the following:

• Please describe in detail your requested changes by sending an email to eLearning@cdph.ca.gov.

Skilled Nursing Facility / Intermediate Care Facility Renewal Application Requirements

It is the responsibility of online NATPs to keep track of their expiration date(s) and renew their programs every two years. 

Note: Do not alter any of the Department approved forms. Altering the Department approved forms is unacceptable and will delay the intake of the application and review process.

• CDPH E276R (PDF) – Online Nurse Assistant Training Program Renewal Application
• When renewing an approved NATP, applicants must meet all initial online application requirements.  This includes all required updates since your most recent initial or renewal approval.
• It is strongly recommended that renewal applications be submitted 90 to 120 days prior to the expiration of the program to allow adequate processing time.​
  

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