{"ref":"OH-HC-SVC-02","title":"Personal Care and Home Health Aide Tasks","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets which personal care and home health aide tasks aides may perform, the conditions for each (training and competency evaluation on the task, a current activity plan, and for Medicaid clients an authorized service), the tasks aides never perform because they are nursing tasks outside a nonmedical license, how aides observe and report changes, and how each aide's approved tasks are recorded on Form OH-HC-SVC-02-A.","inShort":["Do a task only if it is in the activity plan and you were trained and checked on it.","Catheter care is allowed, but never insert, remove or flush a catheter.","Never give injections, do wound care, tube feedings or finger-stick tests, even if the family asks.","Check bath water temperature first and never leave a client alone in the tub or shower.","Call your supervisor the same day about new pain, falls, skin changes, refusals or anything unusual."],"primaryCitation":"ORC 3740.01(H)","citations":["ORC 3740.01(H), (Q)(1)","ORC 3740.02(A)","OAC 3701-60-01(K), (V)","OAC 4723-13-02(A)","OAC 173-39-02(B)(3)(b)(iii)","OAC 173-39-02.11(A), (C)(3)(a), (c)","OAC 5160-46-04(A)(1) to (A)(4)","OAC 5160-44-31(B)(17)(a)","OAC 5160-45-03(B)(1)(g)"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me how you know this aide is trained and competency-evaluated on every task in this client's activity plan.","What does an aide do if a family member asks for catheter insertion, wound care or an injection?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HC-SVC-02-A","title":"Personal Care Task Competency and Assignment List"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (ORC 3740.01(H))","5. Tasks Aides May Perform","6. Tasks Aides Never Perform","7. Before an Aide Starts a Task","8. Performing Tasks at Each Visit","9. Observing and Reporting Changes","10. When a Client Refuses a Task","11. Recording Approved Tasks","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hca","state":"Ohio","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}}