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Reminder: Dually Certified Aide Certificates (DAL DHCBS 25-06 / DRS 25-04)
New Yorksub_regulatoryNYS Department of Health — Division of Home Care Quality and Surveillance / Division of Residential Support
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1If an aide acquired an HHA certificate prior to 2009 and is not listed in the Home Care Registry, the agency must direct the aide to attend an approved training program.(Reminder: Dually Certified Aide Certificates (DAL DHCBS 25-06 / DRS 25-04))
- 2An HHA certificate is valid only if the aide has completed an approved training program or been employed by a qualifying agency within the last 24 consecutive months; a lapsed HHA certificate may be renewed only by participating in an approved HHA training program (or passing the competency evaluation program in lieu of standardized training).(Reminder: Dually Certified Aide Certificates (DAL DHCBS 25-06 / DRS 25-04))
- 3When a dually-certified aide works solely as a PCA, the aide must meet the PCA in-service requirement (the HHA in-service requirement is moot).(Reminder: Dually Certified Aide Certificates (DAL DHCBS 25-06 / DRS 25-04))
- 4If a dually-certified aide's HHA certification has lapsed, the aide may work under their PCA certificate only if employment is within the scope of practice of a PCA.(Reminder: Dually Certified Aide Certificates (DAL DHCBS 25-06 / DRS 25-04))
Applies to: personal care
Reminds providers of certificate-validity rules for aides dually certified as HHA and PCA, including HHA lapse and re-certification requirements.
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