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Unlicensed Caregiver Infection Control Training

General Information

Unlicensed caregivers who provide care at designated medical facilities, facilities for the dependent and other licensed facilities are required by state law to annually complete evidence-based training provided by a nationally recognized organization concerning the control of infectious diseases.

Note: Each unlicensed caregiver who completes the training must provide proof of completion of that training to the administrator or other person in charge of the facility in which the unlicensed caregiver provides care. The training courses identified below offer certificates of completion and are available at no cost, but other trainings also may meet these criteria. It is up to each individual caregiver to ensure that proof of training is provided if other courses are chosen from those above to meet any of the topic requirements.

HCQC unlicensed caregiver Infection Prevention and Control training

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance, recorded a training that satisfies the unlicensed caregiver training requirement at no cost. The training is posted to NV eLearn, the State of Nevada e-Learning System, which requires users to create a free log-in to use. After watching the training and scoring 75% or better on a quiz, users will receive a certificate of completion that should be kept in their employee file at the health facility.

CDC Training

The Centers for Disease Control public health training catalog linked here has been identified as containing courses that meet the training requirements. The required training topics are listed below followed by the specific course titles within the CDC catalog that have no cost and provide a certificate of completion:

Hand hygiene

The use of personal protective equipment, including, without limitation, masks, respirators, eye protection, gowns and gloves   

Environmental cleaning and disinfection

The goals of infection control

A review of how pathogens, including, without limitation, viruses, spread

The use of source control to prevent pathogens from spreading

Note: The training courses identified above offer certificates of completion and are available at no cost, but other trainings also may meet these criteria. It is up to each individual caregiver to ensure that proof of training is provided if other courses are chosen from the CDC link above to meet any of the topic requirements. Also, the unlicensed caregiver infection control training requirement is based on topics, not a set number of hours.

  • Some training modules are repeated across different regulatory categories to help facilities identify which trainings apply to each requirement. However, the CDC issues only one certificate per unique training topic. That single certificate will still be counted toward all applicable regulatory categories it covers.
  • The CDC TRAIN Long-Term Care IPC modules are provided directly by CDC. Some modules may display expiry dates (e.g., September 15, 2027). These dates reflect CDC’s reporting system and are regularly updated or extended by CDC. For the most current information, please refer directly to the CDC TRAIN platform.
  • If you experience access issues, you must address these directly with CDC through the support portal: Contact CDC TRAIN
  • Facilities for the dependent must meet infection control training requirements for both the unlicensed caregivers and the primary/secondary infection control personnel.
    • The 15 hours of primary/secondary infection control personnel training must include all of the topics noted in section 4 of R063-21 (see link below)

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