Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4723-23-10 | Requirements for approval and reapproval of a testing organization that conducts an examination of a dialysis technician.

                                                
[Comment: Information regarding the availability
		and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can
		be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) To be approved by the board a testing
		  organization that conducts an examination of a dialysis technician candidate
		  shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be national in the
			 scope of its testing and credentialing;
(2) Maintain files for
			 each candidate who passes the organization's examination for dialysis
			 technicians;
(3) Issue a certificate
			 to each individual who passes the organization's examination for dialysis
			 technicians;
(4) Periodically conduct
			 an analysis of the tasks, role delineation, skills, and knowledge required of a
			 dialysis technician with a minimum of six month's experience in providing
			 dialysis care and revise the examination as needed to reflect the findings of
			 the analysis;
(5) Require a minimum of
			 six months experience in dialysis care before the candidate is allowed to take
			 the examination;
(6) Provide a formal
			 process by which an affected individual may appeal the organization's
			 decision to revoke certification when the organization has such revocation
			 authority;
(7) Provide a mechanism
			 for assuring the security of the examination;
(8) Not be affiliated in
			 any way with a provider of dialysis care or with a dialysis technician training
			 program; and
(9) Include on the
			 examination material that comprehensively tests the following:
(a) Patient care activities that include but are not limited
				to:
(i) Collection of
				  objective and subjective data about the patient's condition;
(ii) The patient's
				  response to dialysis; and
(iii) Appropriate
				  interventions when complications arise in conjunction with
				  dialysis;
(b) Principles of dialysis delivery systems and machine
				technology which include but are not limited to:
(i) Operation of the
				  machines used in dialysis;
(ii) Machine set-up;
				  and
(iii) Machine
				  evaluation;
(c) Principles of water treatment systems which include but are
				not limited to:
(i) System components and
				  design;
(ii) Maintenance of the
				  water treatment system;
(iii) Monitoring of the
				  water treatment system; and
(iv) Evaluation of the
				  system;
(d) Principles of dialyzer reprocessing including but not limited
				to reprocessing procedures, testing, and evaluation; and
(e) Responsibilities of the dialysis technician with respect to
				documentation, patient education, and professional development.
The board may also require a testing
				organization to demonstrate that the test administered by the organization is
				psychometrically sound.
(B) A testing organization seeking
		  approval by the board shall submit to the board an "Application for
		  Initial Approval/Reapproval of a Testing Organization that Conducts an
		  Examination of Dialysis Technicians" that includes the information
		  required by the board to determine whether the organization meets the
		  requirements set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule. The board shall verify
		  compliance of each testing organization with the criteria contained in
		  paragraph (A) of this rule.
(C) Annually, at a time specified by the
		  board, the board shall provide to each testing organization approved by the
		  board for the prior year an "Application for Initial Approval/Reapproval
		  of a Testing Organization that Conducts an Examination of Dialysis
		  Technicians" on which the organization shall indicate whether it complies
		  with the criteria contained in paragraph (A) of this rule. The board shall
		  verify continued compliance of each testing organization with the criteria
		  contained in paragraph (A) of this rule.
(D) The board shall issue a written
		  notification to each testing organization that is approved by the
		  board.
(E) No later than January thirty-first of
		  each year, the board shall make available a list of approved testing
		  organizations that meet the requirements of paragraph (A) of this
		  rule.
(F) The board may discontinue approval of
		  a testing organization that does not meet the criteria contained in paragraph
		  (A) of this rule or that fails to timely return to the board the form
		  indicating compliance with paragraph (A) of this rule.