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N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must ensure that, within 30 days of the PCA's date of hire, the PCA has (through training or experience) the skills and competency required to perform PCA services. (He-W 552.07(a))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))
  • 2The provider must ensure PCA competency in safety and emergency procedures, including basic first aid and 911 protocols, and in proper lifting techniques. (He-W 552.07(a)(4)-(5))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))
  • 3The provider must ensure PCA competency in recipient rights and the reporting of abuse and neglect, and in recordkeeping and documentation including the penalties associated with improper recordkeeping. (He-W 552.07(a)(6)-(7))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))
  • 4The provider must ensure PCA competency in the PCA's roles, responsibilities, and expectations, including knowledge of activities that do and do not qualify as PCA services. (He-W 552.07(a)(1))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))
  • 5The provider must ensure PCA competency in personal care and nutrition, and in infection control and universal precautions designed to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. (He-W 552.07(a)(2)-(3))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))
  • 6The provider must maintain documentation in the personnel file indicating that the PCA meets the training/competency requirements, including the name and signature of the person making the competency determination. (He-W 552.07(b))(N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 552.07 - Training Requirements (Personal Care Attendant Services))

Applies to: personal care

Under New Hampshire's Medicaid Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Services rules, the provider must ensure that each PCA, through training or experience, demonstrates competency in seven specified areas within 30 days of hire, and must document that competency determination in the personnel file.

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