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NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency

NevadaregulationNevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health (State Board of Health)· effective 2008-01-30

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The file must include documentation of all training attended by and performance evaluations of the attendant, including for each training course its content, date, hours, instructor name and signature, and a certificate of successful completion (NAC 449.3976(1)(i), (2)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 2The file must include evidence of compliance with NRS 449.123 (background investigation) by the administrator or licensee with respect to the attendant (NAC 449.3976(1)(e)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 3The file must include proof that, within 6 months after the attendant began working, the attendant obtained a first aid and CPR certificate from the American National Red Cross or an equivalent approved by the Division (NAC 449.3976(1)(f)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 4The file must include documentation that the attendant has had the tests or obtained the certificates required by NAC 441A.375 (NAC 449.3976(1)(c)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 5The file must include proof the attendant is at least 18 years of age and, if the attendant will transport a client by motor vehicle, proof of at least the minimum liability insurance required by state law (NAC 449.3976(1)(g)-(h)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 6The file must include evidence that the references supplied by the attendant were checked by the agency (NAC 449.3976(1)(d)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 7A separate personnel file must be kept for each attendant of an agency, including the attendant's name/address/phone and the date the attendant began working (NAC 449.3976(1)(a)-(b)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)
  • 8The administrator or designee shall evaluate the competency of an attendant in each competency area required by the agency, and the administrator shall make personnel files (including electronic files) available for review by the Division upon request (NAC 449.3976(3)-(4)).(NAC 449.3976 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Maintenance of personnel file; evaluation of competency)

Applies to: personal care

Requires each personal care services attendant's separate personnel file to document reference checks, background-check compliance under NRS 449.123, required health tests/certificates, first aid/CPR certification within 6 months, minimum age, motor-vehicle liability insurance where applicable, and all training and performance evaluations; and requires competency evaluation and Division access to files.

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