{"ref":"CA-HH-HR-01","title":"Personnel Policies, Job Descriptions, Qualifications, Orientation, In-Service Training, and Evaluation","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets the written personnel policies California requires (22 CCR §74721(c)(7)): qualifications, responsibilities, and conditions of employment for each type of personnel; hiring; orientation before the first visit, including the signed mandated reporter statements; competency; in-service training for each discipline (including the 12 hours a year certified home health aides need to renew); performance evaluation; and discipline.","inShort":["You must finish orientation before your first patient visit.","Before you start work, you sign a statement that you know you must report suspected abuse. Keep your copy of the law.","Only do tasks you have been checked as competent to do. If you are unsure, stop and call your supervisor.","Home health aides need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months to renew their certificate. Keep track of your hours.","You get a written evaluation at least once a year. You can add your own comments."],"primaryCitation":"22 CCR §74721(c)(7)","citations":["22 CCR §74721(c)(7)","22 CCR §74718(a)(4)","22 CCR §74703(a)","22 CCR §74707(c)","22 CCR §74707(d)","22 CCR §74653","22 CCR §74655","22 CCR §74711(b)(8)","22 CCR §74713(c)(7)","22 CCR §74715(b)(5)","22 CCR §74710(b)","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1736.2(c)","Cal. Lab. Code §1198.5(a)(2)","Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §15659","Cal. Penal Code §11166.5"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.115","42 CFR §484.75(b)(9)","42 CFR §484.80(d)","42 CFR §484.102(d)(1)","45 CFR §92.9"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your written personnel policies and the job description for an RN, an LVN, a therapist, a medical social worker, and a certified home health aide.","Show me how this nurse meets the one year of prior professional nursing experience required for home visits."],"forms":[{"ref":"CA-HH-HR-01-A","title":"Orientation and Competency Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (22 CCR §74721(c)(7))","5. Job Descriptions and Qualifications","6. Hiring","7. Orientation","8. Mandated Reporter Statements","9. Competency","10. In-Service Training","11. Training Records","12. Performance Evaluation","13. Conduct and Discipline","14. Responsibilities","15. Records and Compliance Monitoring","16. Staff Training","17. References","18. Related Policies and Forms","19. Approval","20. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ca-hha","state":"California","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}