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Personnel Qualifications, Licenses and Certifications

Sets out the license, certification or other qualification required for each kind of staff member (California physician, nurse, behavioral health and therapy licenses; CDPH home health aide certification; federal social worker and therapist qualifications), how the Agency verifies them with the issuing body before hire, and how it keeps them current.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HSP-HR-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
22 CCR §74868(a)(1)(A)
Library
California hospice · 60 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
17

In short

  • Everyone who gives care must hold the California license or certificate their job requires, and keep it current.
  • Hospice aides must be certified home health aides. The Agency checks the CDPH registry before hiring.
  • You may not work with an expired license or certificate. Renew it early.
  • Tell the Administrator within two business days of any action against your license or certificate.
  • Only a registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, medical social worker, chaplain or counselor employed by the Agency may counsel a patient on choosing hospice.

What's inside

17 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 §74868(a)(1)(A); 42 CFR §418.114(a))
  • 5. Qualifications by Discipline
  • 6. Verification Before Hire
  • 7. Keeping Qualifications Current
  • 8. Contracted and Agency-Supplied Staff
  • 9. Who May Counsel on Hospice Election
  • 10. Responsibilities
  • 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 12. Staff Training
  • 13. References
  • 14. Related Policies and Forms
  • 15. Approval
  • 16. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me how you verified this nurse's California license before hire, and when you last re-checked it.
  • Are all your aides certified home health aides? When did you check the CDPH registry for each?

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