HELP- nurse aide fee repayment?

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Hi everyone!

I hope someone can help me out with this one. I am a new CNA ( just got my cert. last month) in PA and I was employed by a private nursing home. There is a law that if you are employed, the employer must pay the exam fees. They did, but since then they terminated me :madface: (for calling off, and it was my first time!) and now I just got a letter in the mail saying that they want me to repay them for the exam fee they had already paid for. I was just wondering if this was legal, and do I have to pay them back?

Thanks,

K

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

Wow, I'm sorry to hear your going through this. Are you sure such a law exists? I asked my employer once if they would pay for me to get certifed and they said no, I would have to pay for it out of pocket or work uncertified. So, I work uncertifed. :D

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Here is a link to the PA candidate handbook

http://www.asisvcs.com/publications/pdf/063900.pdf

On pages 4 and 5 it describes their financial obligations

If you were working at a long term care facility at the time of examination they are required to pay. As far as I can see - they have no way of requesting reimbursement from you.

on this page there is a telephone number to call the department of public welfare to ask specific questions about facilities financial obligations:

http://www.aging.state.pa.us/aging/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=176151#rule

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