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Is it okay to do this?

I work privately as an RN for a man in his home. There is one other nurse there, and the rest are CNA's and PCA's. One of the CNA's took a medical leave of absence in November of 2012 and is still technically an employee, though she still has not indicated when/if she is coming back. Her CNA certification is about to expire, and she sent in the renewal paperwork wanting one of the RN's to sign it and mail it back for her. I read the paperwork, and on it states that she must have worked at least 8 consecutive hours to be eligible. I know the certification is valid for 2 years, but it has been a year and a half since she has come in for a shift. I'm just not sure if it is okay to sign it, and don't want to place my license in jeopardy. I will place a link to the recertification form below. If anyone cares to check it out and give me your thoughts it would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time!

http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m12040116_Eastern_MA_-_NAT_-_Renewal_Form.pdf

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    I'm not a nurse or a lawyer but there is no time limit on the hours worked. It doesn't say 8 hours in the last 6 months or some other qualifying statement similar to that. It also says that it can be signed by a current or former employer so even if she was never coming back to your job, you'd still be eligible to sign it.

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    in essence it is an employment verification form

    you could sign it if you personally hired this CNA

    or, if you had knowledge of her date of hire and proof that

    she had indeed been compensated for 8 consecutive hours

    usually HR fills out these forms

    or are you hired by the pt directly, in which

    case you mustn't sign this form, because the criteria aren't met

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    You could always call whoever oversees CNAs in your state and ask.

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