{"ref":"TX-HR-06","title":"Home Health Aide Training and Supervision","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets who may be used as a home health aide (26 TAC §558.701), the training and competency evaluation the rule requires, and the in-service training and nurse supervision the Agency applies, if it uses home health aides. Personal assistance services attendants are covered by Policy TX-PAS-01.","inShort":["Before you work as a home health aide, show us your training certificate, competency record, or Nurse Aide Registry listing.","A registered nurse will check your skills first. Do only the tasks you were rated able to do safely.","Complete at least 12 hours of in-service training in every 12-month period. Keep track of your hours with the office.","A registered nurse visits your clients to check your work. If retraining is needed, it happens before your next assignment.","Follow the written instructions for each client, and tell your supervisor about any change in a client’s health."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.701","citations":["26 TAC §558.701","26 TAC §558.245","26 TAC §558.246","26 TAC §558.247","26 TAC §558.404","Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 142","Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 250"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.80"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me how this aide qualified: the 75-hour training certificate, the competency evaluation, or the Nurse Aide Registry listing.","Who evaluated the aide’s competency, and on which tasks?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.701)","5. Procedure","6. Responsibilities","6.1 Staff Training","7. Records","7.1 Compliance Monitoring","8. References","9. Related Documents","10. Approval","11. Revision History"],"version":"1.1","sample":false,"pack":"tx-pas","state":"Texas","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 Home Care Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Care Agency, LLC","logo":null}}