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Home Health Aide Selection, Training, and Competency Evaluation

Sets out how the Agency selects home health aides on the qualities Georgia requires, trains them in every area the Georgia rule lists, and, applying the federal home health aide standards to every aide, verifies a qualifying training or competency program, evaluates competency through a registered nurse before any assignment, retrains after unsatisfactory ratings, and gives at least 12 hours of in-service training each year.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HH-AID-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(d)
Library
Georgia home health · 56 policies
Category
Clinical tasks
Sections
22

In short

  • Before your first patient, a registered nurse must watch you perform the required skills and record that you passed.
  • If you are rated unsatisfactory in a task, do not do it alone until you are retrained and pass again.
  • Complete at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months, or you will be taken off the schedule.
  • If you have not worked for pay as an aide in 24 months, you must complete a new program first.
  • Tell your supervisor about any task you do not feel confident to do.

What's inside

22 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 (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(d))
  • 5. Selection
  • 6. Qualification Routes
  • 7. The 24-Month Lapse Rule
  • 8. Verification Before First Assignment
  • 9. Training Content
  • 10. Aide Training Program (If the Agency Conducts One)
  • 11. Competency Evaluation
  • 12. Unsatisfactory Ratings and Retraining
  • 13. In-Service Training
  • 14. Skills Beyond the Basic Checklist
  • 15. Responsibilities
  • 16. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 17. Staff Training
  • 18. References
  • 19. Related Policies and Forms
  • 20. Approval
  • 21. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • How do you select aides, and how do you check that an aide can read, write, and carry out directions?
  • Show me the competency evaluation for this aide. Who performed it, and which tasks were observed?

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