| (4) a technician with at least 12 months experience, qualified by training and experience in water treatment, dialysate preparation, reprocessing, or other technical aspects of dialysis providing training within their area of expertise. (h) Licensed nurses and patient care technicians who have at least one year of experience in hemodialysis and a current competency skills checklist on file in the facility may assist in didactic sessions and serve as preceptors. (i) For persons with no previous experience in direct patient care, a minimum of 80 clock hours of classroom education and 200 clock hours of supervised clinical training shall be required. Training programs for dialysis technician trainees who have previous direct patient care experience may be shortened if competency with the required knowledge and skills is demonstrated, but may not be less than a total of 80 clock hours of combined classroom education and clinical training. |
