Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1Documentation of completed training must be maintained at the agency and made available to the Division of Medicaid upon request; failure to comply requires an acceptable plan of correction, and continued non-compliance results in suspension of Medicaid referrals and waiver admissions until requirements are met.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)
• 2Personal Care and In-Home Respite direct care staff must successfully complete a mandatory training course upon hire covering all eleven listed topics and pass a scored examination prior to rendering services, and must attend the training annually each year after hire.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)
• 3Adult Day Care providers must ensure all staff/volunteers receive orientation upon hire and ongoing training including at least four (4) in-service training sessions per year, and provide the thirteen listed training topics at the time of employment and annually.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)
• 4Adult Day Care providers must have a sufficient number of employees who maintain current and active first aid and CPR certification.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)
• 5Personal Care and In-Home Respite direct care staff must maintain current and active first aid and CPR certification.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)
• 6Personal Care and In-Home Respite direct care staff must pass a facility-administered initial hands-on skills assessment to ensure the trainee's ability to provide the necessary care safely and appropriately.(Elderly & Disabled Waiver Training Requirements)