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Personnel Policies, Job Descriptions, Qualifications, Orientation, In-Service Training, and Evaluation

Sets the written personnel policies California requires (22 CCR §74721(c)(7)): qualifications, responsibilities, and conditions of employment for each type of personnel; hiring; orientation before the first visit, including the signed mandated reporter statements; competency; in-service training for each discipline (including the 12 hours a year certified home health aides need to renew); performance evaluation; and discipline.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HH-HR-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
22 CCR §74721(c)(7)
Library
California home health · 58 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
21

In short

  • You must finish orientation before your first patient visit.
  • Before you start work, you sign a statement that you know you must report suspected abuse. Keep your copy of the law.
  • Only do tasks you have been checked as competent to do. If you are unsure, stop and call your supervisor.
  • Home health aides need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months to renew their certificate. Keep track of your hours.
  • You get a written evaluation at least once a year. You can add your own comments.

What's inside

21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (22 CCR §74721(c)(7))
  • 5. Job Descriptions and Qualifications
  • 6. Hiring
  • 7. Orientation
  • 8. Mandated Reporter Statements
  • 9. Competency
  • 10. In-Service Training
  • 11. Training Records
  • 12. Performance Evaluation
  • 13. Conduct and Discipline
  • 14. Responsibilities
  • 15. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 16. Staff Training
  • 17. References
  • 18. Related Policies and Forms
  • 19. Approval
  • 20. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your written personnel policies and the job description for an RN, an LVN, a therapist, a medical social worker, and a certified home health aide.
  • Show me how this nurse meets the one year of prior professional nursing experience required for home visits.

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