{"ref":"MI-HC-CMP-01","title":"Task Training and Competency of Direct Care Workers","category":"Human resources","summary":"Requires every direct care worker to show competence in each task before performing it for any client: core skills checked at hire, client-specific training before the first visit with each client, registered nurse training and competency checks for asterisked and higher-level community living supports tasks, and re-checks at least once a year and whenever a concern arises. States that no Michigan rule sets training hours for non-medical home care workers and records competence on Form MI-HC-CMP-01-A.","inShort":["You will be checked on every task before you do it for a client.","Before your first visit with a client, you will be trained on that client's care plan.","The nurse checks you on personal care for MI Choice clients and on higher-level tasks.","If you are not sure how to do a task, ask for training before you do it.","Your skills are checked again at least once a year and when things change."],"primaryCitation":"MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.D","citations":["MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.D","MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.N","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.12.D","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.17","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.18","MPM Home Help §8.2"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["How do you know this worker can safely transfer this participant? Show me the competency record.","Was this worker trained on this participant's tasks before her first visit?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MI-HC-CMP-01-A","title":"Task Competency Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.D)","5. Core Skills Every Direct Care Worker Must Show","6. Skills Required by Program","7. Client-Specific Training Before the First Visit","8. How Competence Is Checked and Recorded","9. Re-Checks and Remediation","10. Training Hours and Recommended Credentials","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"mi-hca","state":"Michigan","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}}