Personnel Qualifications, License Verification and CPR Certification
Sets the qualifications for each discipline under Georgia law and, if Medicare-certified, 42 CFR §418.114; how licenses and certifications are verified at hire and kept current; the Georgia CPR or basic cardiac life support requirement for hands-on caregivers; and credential checks for staffing agency workers.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HSP-HR-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.114
- Library
- Georgia hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Your license or certification is checked on the official website before you start and every year.
- If you give hands-on care, keep your CPR or basic cardiac life support card current.
- If your license or card expires, you cannot do the work that needs it until it is renewed.
- Tell your supervisor the same day about any action against your license.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.114; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13)
- 5. Qualifications by Discipline
- 6. Verification at Hire
- 7. Keeping Qualifications Current
- 8. BCLS or CPR Certification
- 9. Staffing Agency and Contract Workers
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- How do you verify a nurse’s or social worker’s license before the first visit, and how do you know it is still current?
- Which staff give hands-on care to patients without a do-not-resuscitate order? Show me their current CPR or BCLS cards.
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