Family Members as Workers and Transporting Participants
No in-home services worker may serve a participant who is an immediate family member, and the Agency never provides or bills transportation of participants. This policy sets out how the Agency educates staff and participants, prevents and detects family relationships and transportation, responds to a violation, and repays any funds received for services delivered in breach.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MO-HC-ETH-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 19 CSR 15-7.021(18)(G)
- Library
- Missouri home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Ethics
- Sections
- 18
In short
- You cannot be the Agency worker for your spouse, parent, brother or sister, child or stepchild, grandparent or grandchild.
- If you find that a participant is your relative, do not give the service and call the office.
- Never drive a participant anywhere, never ride in their car, and never take them out of the home.
- In an emergency call 911. For rides to appointments, tell the office so they can help the participant find transportation.
- Services given by a relative, or during a ride, must be paid back. Hiding a relationship can be treated as falsification.
What's inside
18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (19 CSR 15-7.021(18)(G))
- 5. Education
- 6. Prevention
- 7. Detection
- 8. Transportation Requests
- 9. Responding to a Violation
- 10. Repayment of Funds
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- How do you know none of your workers is related to the participant they serve?
- Show me this worker's signed statement of relationship and participant status.
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