Home Health Aide Certification and Verification of Licenses
Sets out the credentials each clinical position must hold, how the Agency verifies them before hire and keeps them current, how it handles trainees and the proposed change from home health aide to certified nurse aide credentials, and how aides practice within their certification.
About this policy
- Policy number
- DC-HC-HR-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 22-B DCMR §9918.1
- Library
- Washington, DC home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 19
In short
- You must hold a current DC home health aide certification to give personal care. It expires October 31 of each odd-numbered year.
- To renew you need 12 hours of training each year, including HIV/AIDS and cultural competency. Ask the office for in-service sessions.
- If your certification expires or changes status, you cannot work with clients until it is renewed and checked.
- Work only under a registered nurse's supervision and only on the tasks in the client's service plan.
- Tell the Director at once if anything affects your certification or license.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (22-B DCMR §9918.1)
- 5. Credentials Each Position Must Hold
- 6. Verifying a Credential Before Hire
- 7. Keeping Credentials Current
- 8. Trainees and New Applicants
- 9. Aide Certification in Transition
- 10. Practicing Within the Certification
- 11. Reporting Concerns About Fitness to Practice
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the current DC certification of each home health aide you employ, and how you verified it.
- How do you track aide certifications that expire on October 31 of odd-numbered years?
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