{"ref":"OH-HC-TRN-01","title":"Aide Training, Competency Evaluation, and Qualifications","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets how aides qualify before serving clients: the five ODA routes for PASSPORT personal care aides (state tested nurse aide, Medicare home health aide, one year of experience plus competency evaluation, a vocational program, or a training and competency evaluation program of at least thirty hours covering ten listed subjects), the homemaker aide route, the Ohio Home Care Waiver certificate and first aid requirements, and the Agency's own standard applying the ODA routes to private-pay aides. Covers competency evaluation by written or electronic test and in-person return demonstration, additional training before new tasks, and verification records (Forms OH-HC-TRN-01-A and OH-HC-TRN-01-B).","inShort":["You must be qualified and checked as competent before you care for clients.","Competency checks include a written test and showing the skill in person.","Do not do a new task until you are trained and checked on it.","Bring copies of your certificates. We keep them in your file.","Free online training is available at mylearning.dodd.ohio.gov."],"primaryCitation":"ORC 173.525(A)","citations":["ORC 173.525(A)","OAC 173-39-01(B)","OAC 173-39-02.11(C)(3)(a), (c), (e), (f), (C)(5)(b)","OAC 173-39-02.8(B)(5)(a)","OAC 5160-46-04(A)(7)(a)","ORC 3721.31"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["How did this personal care aide meet the ODA qualifications? Show me the records.","Show me the nurse aide registry printout you kept for this aide."],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HC-TRN-01-A","title":"Personal Care Aide Qualification Verification"},{"ref":"OH-HC-TRN-01-B","title":"Skills Competency Evaluation Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (ORC 173.525(A))","5. Ways to Qualify","6. The Ten Subjects","7. How Competency Is Evaluated","8. Additional Training Before New Tasks","9. First Aid and CPR","10. Verifying and Recording Qualifications","11. Keeping Skills Current","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/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}}