Home Health Aide Training, Competency Test, and CNA Verification
Sets what must be on file before a home health aide or CNA of a licensed home health agency gives any care: Florida CNA certification (or another state's current certificate), or documentation of at least 40 hours of aide training in the 16 subject areas set by rule, or passage of AHCA's Home Health Aide Competency Test; in-person competency validation of training done elsewhere; the 2-hour medication assistance training; and current CPR. Also sets how the Agency teaches the aide course and gives the competency test if it chooses to, and the documentation it issues.
- Policy number
- FL-HC-TRN-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-8.0095(5)(c), F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 21
In short
- Before your first visit as an aide or CNA, the office must have your training papers, test result or CNA certification on file.
- Aide training is at least 40 hours, taught or supervised by an experienced RN, with skills shown in person.
- If you trained somewhere else, an RN will watch you do the skills before you work with clients.
- You need 2 more hours of training, and must be able to read the label, before you help with any medicine.
- Give the office true copies only. A fake or changed training record means you cannot work as an aide.
What's inside
21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.0095(5)(c), F.A.C.)
- 5. Routes to Qualify
- 6. The 40-Hour Training
- 7. If the Agency Teaches the Aide Course
- 8. If the Agency Gives the Competency Test
- 9. Validating Competency of Training Done Elsewhere
- 10. Verifying CNA Certification
- 11. Medication Assistance Training
- 12. Check Before the First Assignment
- 13. False or Doubtful Documents
- 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 what was on file for this aide before her first visit.
- This aide trained in another state. How did you validate her competency?
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