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Correct answer: D. At least 20 hours

Virginia regulation requires at least 20 of the 140 total clock hours to be specifically designated for skills acquisition, typically in a laboratory setting.

• A: 60 hours overstates the skills-acquisition carve-out; the regulation sets the floor at 20 hours, not 60.
• B: 5 hours is too low to satisfy the regulatory minimum of 20 hours for skills acquisition.
• C: Virginia does specify a distinct skills-acquisition hour minimum within the total program hours, so this option is factually incorrect.

Correct answer: A. 42 CFR 483.152

42 CFR 483.152 sets the federal nurse aide training and competency evaluation program requirements that Virginia's approved programs must meet, in addition to state-specific hour requirements.

• B: 45 CFR 164.502 is a HIPAA privacy rule provision governing use and disclosure of protected health information, unrelated to nurse aide training standards.
• C: 29 CFR 1910.1030 is OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard, a workplace safety rule rather than a nurse aide training and competency regulation.
• D: 20 CFR 655.20 relates to Department of Labor foreign labor certification programs and has no bearing on nurse aide education requirements.

Correct answer: A. 90 days

Under 18VAC90-25-80(B), a certificate lapsed for more than 90 days requires an application for reinstatement rather than a standard renewal.

• B: 10 days is far shorter than Virginia's actual 90-day threshold for triggering the reinstatement process.
• C: 30 days is the timeframe before expiration when the board sends a renewal notice, not the lapse threshold that triggers reinstatement.
• D: 365 days overstates the lapse period; reinstatement is required well before a full year has passed, at the 90-day mark.

Correct answer: A. The Virginia Board of Nursing

The Virginia Board of Nursing, operating under the Department of Health Professions, directly certifies nurse aides and maintains the nurse aide registry rather than delegating this to a separate body.

• B: Virginia does not maintain a standalone nurse aide registry board; the registry function is housed within and administered by the Board of Nursing itself.
• C: The Virginia Department of Health handles facility licensure and inspections, not individual nurse aide certification, which falls under the Board of Nursing.
• D: The Board of Long-Term Care Administrators licenses nursing home and assisted living administrators, an entirely separate credential from nurse aide certification.

Correct answer: B. § 54.1-3007

Section 54.1-3007 of the Code of Virginia is the specific statutory authority cited in 18VAC90-25-100 that empowers the Board of Nursing to deny, revoke, or suspend nurse aide certificates.

• A: Section 63.2-1606 governs mandated reporting of abuse or neglect of aged or incapacitated adults, a separate reporting duty rather than the disciplinary authority statute.
• C: Section 32.1-127 relates to the Board of Health's regulation of hospitals and other medical care facilities, not individual nurse aide discipline.
• D: Section 54.1-2400 grants the Board of Nursing general health regulatory board powers, but the disciplinary action against nurse aides specifically also relies on § 54.1-3007, so citing only 54.1-2400 is incomplete.