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10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.A.4 - Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Home Health Care Services (Home Health Aide Orientation / Universal Precautions)
MaineregulationMaine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1The provider must ensure home health aide duties include reporting changes in the patient's/client's condition and needs and assisting in emergency situations. (10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.B.7)(10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.B.7)
- 2The Home Health Care Services Provider must maintain documentation of Universal Precautions as part of the home health aide orientation program. (10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.A.4.b.4)(10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.A.4.b.4)
- 3The provider must include Universal Precautions within the required orientation/training content areas for home health aide (paraprofessional) personnel. (10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.A.4.b)(10-144 CMR Ch. 119, § 6.A.4.b)
Applies to: home health / home care (home health aide and paraprofessional personnel)
Maine's home health care licensing rule (10-144 CMR Ch. 119) does not contain a standalone infection-control chapter; the infection-control obligation is embedded in the home health aide orientation requirements at § 6.A.4, which mandates that providers maintain documentation of Universal Precautions and include it in aide orientation. Related duties require aides to report changes in patient condition and assist in emergencies (§ 6.B.7).
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