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COMAR 10.07.05.11 — Training (Residential Service Agencies)
MarylandregulationMaryland Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality· effective 2012-05-01
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1At a minimum, training for individuals providing care in clients' homes shall include instruction and supervised practice in relevant personal care services of the sick or disabled at home; identification of situations requiring referral to a registered nurse (including significant changes in a client's condition); record keeping; ethical behavior and confidentiality; CPR; standard precautions for infection control; and prevention of abuse and neglect.(COMAR 10.07.05.11 — Training (Residential Service Agencies))
- 2An agency shall ensure that individuals that are referred are trained appropriately to provide care that is needed by the agency's clients.(COMAR 10.07.05.11 — Training (Residential Service Agencies))
- 3Sources other than the agency may provide training only as approved in writing by the Office of Health Care Quality.(COMAR 10.07.05.11 — Training (Residential Service Agencies))
Applies to: personal care
Requires Residential Service Agencies to ensure in-home caregivers are appropriately trained, and sets the minimum training curriculum for personnel providing care in clients' homes.
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