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Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides

UtahregulationUtah Department of Health and Human Services· effective 2023-07-06

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The licensee must ensure PCAs receive written instructions from the supervisor and perform only the tasks and duties outlined in the service agreement (R432-700-22(2)(a)-(b)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 2The licensee must ensure PCAs know the agency's policies and procedures and receive first aid training (R432-700-22(2)(c)-(d)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 3The licensee must ensure PCAs receive a minimum of six hours in-service training per calendar year, prorated in the first year of employment (R432-700-22(2)(g)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 4The licensee must ensure PCAs receive orientation and training in aspects of care and demonstrate competency in areas of training for personal care (R432-700-22(2)(e)-(f)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 5A PCA may assist with housekeeping, personal grooming/dressing, eating/meal prep, oral hygiene, toileting, arranging medical/dental care and transportation, taking/recording temperatures, emergency first aid, and social interaction (R432-700-22(3)(b)-(k)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 6A Personal Care Aide (PCA) must be 18 years old (R432-700-22(1)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 7A PCA may assist clients with self-administration of medications only by reminding the client and opening containers (not administering) (R432-700-22(3)(a)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)
  • 8A PCA must document observations and services in the individual client record (R432-700-22(4)).(Utah Admin. Code R432-700-22 — Personal Care Aides)

Applies to: personal care

Sets the minimum age, training (first aid, orientation, competency demonstration, and a minimum of six hours annual in-service), and supervision requirements for Personal Care Aides (PCAs), enumerates the assistance tasks a PCA may perform (including medication self-administration reminders, ADLs, and transportation), and requires PCAs to document observations and services in the client record. Framework topic: Aide Qualifications, Training & Supervision. This is the core personal-care-applicability section of the rule.

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