{"ref":"DC-HH-AID-01","title":"Home Health and Personal Care Aide Qualifications, Training, Competency, and In-Service","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets out who may work as a home health aide or personal care aide: a current District aide certification, 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training with 16 classroom hours before 16 hours of supervised practical training, a competency evaluation before any assignment, at least 12 hours of in-service training a year with a disability care component, and the extra qualifications for DC Medicaid personal care aides and EPD Waiver homemakers.","inShort":["To work as an aide you need 75 hours of training (including 16 hours of supervised practice) and a passed competency evaluation.","Keep your District aide certification current. It expires October 31 of each odd-numbered year.","Complete at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months, including care of people with disabilities.","Do not do a task you were rated unsatisfactory in until you are retrained and pass again.","If you serve DC Medicaid clients, also keep your CPR and first aid current and give us your NPI number."],"primaryCitation":"22-B DCMR §3915.2","citations":["22-B DCMR §3906.1","22-B DCMR §3907.1","22-B DCMR §3907.2","22-B DCMR §3907.3","22-B DCMR §3907.9","22-B DCMR §3907.10","22-B DCMR §3915.1","22-B DCMR §3915.2","22-B DCMR §3915.3","22-B DCMR §3915.4","22-B DCMR §3915.5","22-B DCMR §3915.6","22-B DCMR §3917.3","22-B DCMR §3999.1","17 DCMR §9301.1","17 DCMR §9303","17 DCMR §9304.1","17 DCMR §9307.1","29 DCMR §5008.2","29 DCMR §5009.1","29 DCMR §4222.9","29 DCMR §4222.10","29 DCMR §4233.2","29 DCMR §4233.3","29 DCMR §4233.9"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.80(a)","42 CFR §484.80(b)","42 CFR §484.80(c)","42 CFR §484.80(d)","42 CFR §484.80(e)","42 CFR §484.80(f)","42 CFR §484.80(h)(5)","42 CFR §484.115(d)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me this aide’s training certificate, competency evaluation, and District certification.","How do you check that each aide’s certification is current? What happens after October 31 of an odd-numbered year?"],"forms":[{"ref":"DC-HH-AID-01-A","title":"Aide Competency Evaluation and In-Service Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (22-B DCMR §3915.1 to §3915.6)","5. Requirements at a Glance","6. Before an Aide’s First Assignment","7. District Aide Certification","8. Proposed Change to Aide Credentials","9. Training Programs","10. Certified Nurse Aides","11. Competency Evaluation","12. In-Service Training","13. Return After a Lapse in Paid Work","14. DC Medicaid Personal Care Aides and EPD Waiver Homemakers (If Enrolled)","15. Aides From Contractors and Staffing Agencies","16. Responsibilities","17. Records and Compliance Monitoring","18. Staff Training","19. References","20. Related Policies and Forms","21. Approval","22. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"dc-hha","state":"Washington, DC","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}}