{"ref":"GA-HC-TRN-01","title":"Personal Care Assistant Training and Competency","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets out the four ways a personal care assistant may qualify under Georgia rules, the Agency's 40-hour PCA training program (its nine required areas, the 20 hours that must be completed before serving clients and the 20 hours to be completed within six months), the competency determination before any task is assigned, and the records kept.","inShort":["To do personal care you need nurse aide certification, a recognized exam or credential, or the Agency's 40-hour training.","In the 40-hour program, finish 20 hours before you serve clients and all 40 hours within six months of starting.","A nurse must check you on each task before you are assigned it.","You need extra training before caring for a client with a special condition, such as dementia.","If you are asked to do a task you were not trained for, tell your supervisor."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(c)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(c)1","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(c)2","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(c)3, 7","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.10(2)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR Part 483, Subpart D"],"surveyorAsks":["How did this PCA qualify? Show me the evidence.","For a PCA trained in your 40-hour program: when did training begin, when were the first 20 hours completed, and when did she first serve a client?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HC-TRN-01-A","title":"Personal Care Assistant 40-Hour Training Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(c))","5. Ways to Qualify","6. The 40-Hour Training Program","7. Program Rules","8. Competency Determination Before Assignment","9. PCAs Who Do Not Complete Training","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":"ga-phc","state":"Georgia","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"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}}