Home Health Aide Training, Competency Evaluation, and Registry Checks
Sets out who may work as a home health aide for the Agency: the four federal qualification routes, the 24-month lapse rule, the Ohio nurse aide registry check at hire, the content and length of any aide training program the Agency runs (at least 75 hours, with at least 16 hours of classroom training before at least 16 hours of supervised practical training), the RN-led competency evaluation every aide passes before furnishing services, the eligibility limits on agencies that train or evaluate aides, training for extra skills, at least 12 hours of in-service training in every 12-month period, and checks on aides furnished under arrangement.
- Policy number
- OH-HH-AID-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §484.80(a)
- Library
- Ohio home health · 59 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 22
In short
- You must pass the Agency’s competency evaluation, observed by an RN, before your first patient.
- If you went 24 months in a row without paid aide work, you must complete a new program first.
- The Agency checks the Ohio nurse aide registry before you are hired.
- You need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months. Keep track of your hours.
- Do a new task only after an RN or therapist has trained you and watched you do it.
What's inside
22 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 §484.80(a))
- 5. Qualification Routes
- 6. The 24-Month Lapse Rule
- 7. Ohio Nurse Aide Registry and Database Checks
- 8. Verification Before First Assignment
- 9. Aide Training Program (If the Agency Conducts One)
- 10. Eligibility to Train or Evaluate Aides
- 11. Competency Evaluation
- 12. Skills Beyond the Basic Checklist
- 13. In-Service Training
- 14. Aides Furnished Under Arrangement
- 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
- Show me how this aide qualified and the evidence in the personnel file.
- How do you check that an aide has not had a 24-month break from paid aide work?
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