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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-46 “Not at risk for rapid deterioration” mean individuals who can be placed in a non-acute care setting without risk to the individuals’ health and safety. “Nurse aide” means any individual providing nursing or nursing-related services to individuals in a nursing facility but does not include an individual who: (1) Is a licensed health professional; or (2) Volunteers to provide such services without monetary compensation. “Nurse practitioner” means a registered professional nurse who is currently licensed to practice in the state, and who meets one of the following conditions for practice in a NF or ICF-ID: (1) Is currently certified as a gerontological nurse practitioner by the American Nurses' Association; (2) Has satisfactorily completed a formal one academic year educational program that: (A) Prepares registered nurses to perform an expanded role in the delivery of care in the field of gerontology or intellectual disability, whichever is appropriate; (B) Includes at least four months (in the aggregate) of classroom instruction and a component of supervised clinical practice; and (C) Awards a degree, diploma, or certificate to individuals who successfully complete the program; or (3) Has successfully completed a formal educational program (for preparing registered nurses to perform an expanded role in the delivery of care in the field of gerontology or intellectual disability, whichever is appropriate) that does not meet the above requirements of (2) of this definition, and has been functioning in an expanded role in the delivery of care in the respective fields of gerontology or