Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit sealed proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the procurement of nurse aide competency evaluation in New Mexico. The successful Offeror will be the sole testing agency for nurse aides employed in certified nursing facilities. 1. Summary a. Eligibility for Competency Evaluation: Screening nurse aide candidate eligibility for testing; b. Test Development and Delivery: Developing or using standardized, written, skills, and oral performance-based examinations; Scheduling and administering examinations; c. Application for Competency Evaluation: Developing registration procedures, application forms and materials; Managing nurse aide candidate application materials; d. Regional Test Sites and Staffing: Establishing test sites; Providing test examiners, equipment, and supplies; e. Test Scoring: Certifying and reporting examination results; f. Test Data Reporting: Reporting test data to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Nurse Aide Registry; Managing computer-based test data; g. Employment Verification: Developing forms and procedures for use in verifying the employment for nurse aides on the Nurse Aide Registry; Maintaining employment verification for biennial nurse aide recertification and for the Nurse Aide Registry; h. In-Service Education Verification: Developing and implementing appropriate procedures for verifying in-service training and education for nurse aides; Maintaining in-service verification for biennial nurse aide recertification and for the Nurse Aide Registry; i. Invoicing: Submitting monthly invoices to HSD; j. Deliverables: Submitting one-time, monthly, and ad hoc deliverables to HSD
