{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-27.5-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-27.5-3-3","heading":"Health care facility requirements for nurse aides; reinstatement to registry","body":"Sec. 3. (a) A nurse aide who is hired to work in a health care facility shall:\n(1) have successfully completed a nurse aide training program approved by the state department; or\n(2) be enrolled in the first available approved training program that begins not more than sixty (60) days from the date of the nurse aide's employment.\n(b) A nurse aide who:\n(1) was removed from the nurse aide registry established under IC 16-27.5-1 in the previous five (5) years due to not performing any nursing or nursing related services for at least twenty-four (24) consecutive months under 42 CFR 483.156; and\n(2) has had no findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of patient property while certified;\nmay be reinstated to the registry following the successful passage of the state nurse aide examination.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 27.5. AIDE CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRY","Chapter 3. Certification of Nurse Aides"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-27.5-3-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e3a67f185b5c15ba2b7ab60feef47e23b16886f5607885f032a5ab5a531f932e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-27.5-3-2","next":"us-in/ic-16-27.5-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}