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Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 208, Rule 23-208-1.3 - Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver, Personal Care Services provider/attendant requirements

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must ensure the training curriculum covers each required topic, including vulnerable persons act procedures, person-centered thinking, ADL/IADL assistance, crisis intervention, cognitive/behavioral care, illness recognition, HIPAA/confidentiality, safety, documentation, infection control, and applicable Medicaid codes. (23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 1.3(c)(3)(b))(Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 208, Rule 23-208-1.3 - Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver, Personal Care Services provider/attendant requirements)
  • 2The provider must ensure that, for Independent Living (IL) Waiver services, the attendant demonstrates competency to perform each activity-of-daily-living task to the participant/representative and Case Manager before rendering any IL waiver service. (23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 2.3)(23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 2.3)
  • 3The provider must ensure each personal care attendant re-attends the training course annually for each year after hire. (23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 1.3(c)(3)(b)(1))(Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 208, Rule 23-208-1.3 - Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver, Personal Care Services provider/attendant requirements)
  • 4The provider must ensure each personal care attendant successfully completes a mandatory Division-defined curriculum training course upon hire and passes a scored examination before rendering any personal care services. (23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 1.3(c)(3)(b)(1))(Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 208, Rule 23-208-1.3 - Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver, Personal Care Services provider/attendant requirements)
  • 5The provider must have each personal care attendant pass a facility-administered initial hands-on skills assessment demonstrating the ability to provide the necessary care safely and appropriately. (23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 208, R. 1.3(c)(3)(b))(Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 208, Rule 23-208-1.3 - Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Waiver, Personal Care Services provider/attendant requirements)

Applies to: Home care / personal care - personal care attendants providing HCBS waiver personal care services

Under Mississippi Medicaid's HCBS Long Term Care rules (Title 23, Part 208), personal care attendants delivering E&D Waiver personal care services must complete a Division-defined curriculum training course and pass a scored examination before providing services and annually thereafter, pass a hands-on skills assessment, and for IL Waiver services demonstrate competency in each ADL task to the participant and Case Manager before rendering services.

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