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November 1, 2023 Training Program Review Unit Update:

New Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) websites have been created to provide information regarding the requirements for initial approval, renewal and updates to the NATPs.  
All temporary waivers relating to the COVID-19 state of emergency expired on February 28, 2023. See AFL 23-13 - Notice of Expiration of Temporary Waivers Related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Temporary Permission for Program Flexibility (CDPH 5000A) requests approved by TPRU and associated with AFL 20-40.5 and AFL 20-57.5 for alternate methods of Clinical Training also expired on February 28, 2023.ā€‹

Facilities that would like to hire Nurse Assistants (NA) must have their hiring designation for changed from Hire CNA Only. Please review the CDPH 278C (PDF) form for more information. 
  • Your facility must adopt a facility-based Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) (option 1) or obtain a contract with a Department approved NATP to train your NAs (option 2). For option 2, please also review the CDPH 278SC (PDF) form.

ā€‹Online NATP Opportunity: To provide the theory portion of the Nurse Assistant Training Program (NATP) via online or distance learning permanently, please contact the eLearning Review Unit (ELRU) at elearning@cdph.ca.gov or visit the ELRU website.  Your program may have both an NATP face-to-face agreement with TPRU and an online/distance learning NATP agreement with ELRU.
  • For more information, please read AFL 20-89.1, Requirements for Application Submission for Online or Distance Learning NATPs.

Attention Facilities! Those in search of nursing staff (certified nurse assistants, home health aides, hemodialysis technicians, licensed vocational nurses or registered nurses), we encourage you to register with CalJOBS. Here you will gain access to industry data, labor market information and job applicants for your facility. You can also post job openings online.

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