{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-02","title":"Hiring Practices and Conditions of Employment","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the Agency's hiring practices: how applicants are screened, the conditions of employment the Department requires the Agency to tell staff about (fingerprint clearance, a statement of prior criminal convictions, acknowledgment of the duty to report abuse and, for aides, TB clearance, training and Registry registration), the mandated reporter statements signed before work starts, and the notices every new hire receives.","inShort":["Working with clients requires fingerprint clearance, a statement of prior convictions and a signed abuse reporting acknowledgment.","Aides also need Registry registration, TB clearance and 5 hours of entry-level training before the first visit.","You sign a mandated reporter statement before your first day of work.","You receive a written notice of your pay, payday and the workers' compensation carrier when hired.","No aide is scheduled until the office has checked every condition and signed it off."],"primaryCitation":"Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B3","citations":["Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B3","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.43","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.44","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.45","Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §15659","Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §15630","Cal. Penal Code §11166.5","Cal. Lab. Code §2810.5","Cal. Lab. Code §432","Cal. Gov. Code §12952"],"federalCitations":["8 U.S.C. §1324a"],"surveyorAsks":["How do you tell applicants about the conditions of employment for working with clients?","Show me this aide's signed acknowledgment of the duty to report suspected abuse. When was it signed compared with the hire date?"],"forms":[{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-02-A","title":"Conditions of Employment Notice and Acknowledgment"},{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-02-B","title":"Mandated Reporter Statement"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B3)","5. Recruiting and Screening Applicants","6. Conditions of Employment","7. Mandated Reporter Statements","8. Notices and Paperwork at Hire","9. Before the First Client Visit","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ca-hca","state":"California","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}