Home Health Aide Training and Supervision
Sets who may be used as a home health aide (26 TAC §558.701), the training and competency evaluation the rule requires, and the in-service training and nurse supervision the Agency applies, if it uses home health aides. Personal assistance services attendants are covered by Policy TX-PAS-01.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HR-06
- Version
- 1.1
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.701
- Library
- Texas home care · 46 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 14
In short
- Before you work as a home health aide, show us your training certificate, competency record, or Nurse Aide Registry listing.
- A registered nurse will check your skills first. Do only the tasks you were rated able to do safely.
- Complete at least 12 hours of in-service training in every 12-month period. Keep track of your hours with the office.
- A registered nurse visits your clients to check your work. If retraining is needed, it happens before your next assignment.
- Follow the written instructions for each client, and tell your supervisor about any change in a client’s health.
What's inside
14 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.701)
- 5. Procedure
- 6. Responsibilities
- 6.1 Staff Training
- 7. Records
- 7.1 Compliance Monitoring
- 8. References
- 9. Related Documents
- 10. Approval
- 11. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me how this aide qualified: the 75-hour training certificate, the competency evaluation, or the Nurse Aide Registry listing.
- Who evaluated the aide’s competency, and on which tasks?
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