Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1To become a homecare worker a person must be at least 18 years old, submit an application packet, attend orientation, pass a background check, be legally authorized to work in the United States, and sign a confidentiality agreement, among other requirements.(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)
• 2After orientation and issuance of a provider number, an additional eight hours of online, paid, mandatory training must be completed through Carewell SEIU 503.(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)
• 3Homecare workers are mandatory reporters of abuse or suspected abuse of an older adult (age 65 or older), 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and must immediately report abuse or suspected abuse (including neglect and financial exploitation) to the Oregon Department of Human Services even when not working.(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)
• 4Attendance at the in-home care provider orientation within 90 days of getting a provider number is required for active enrollment and to be paid.(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)
• 5If a task is not on the service plan/task list, the HCW is not authorized to do it (Medicaid will not pay for tasks such as yard work, pet care, home repairs, and vehicle maintenance).(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)
• 6All HCWs must have a current, valid six-digit provider number to work and be paid; it is the HCW's responsibility to renew an expiring number, and numbers expire if the HCW does not work or receive payment within a 12-month period.(Homecare Workers: Frequently Asked Questions)