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NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training

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

  • 1Each attendant must receive annually not less than 8 hours of training related to providing for the needs of the clients of the agency (NAC 449.3975(6)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)
  • 2Each attendant of an agency must be at least 18 years of age (NAC 449.3975(1)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)
  • 3Each attendant must demonstrate the ability to meet the needs of the clients of the agency (NAC 449.3975(5)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)
  • 4Each attendant must understand the provisions of this chapter and chapter 449 of NRS (NAC 449.3975(3)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)
  • 5Each attendant must be responsible and mature with the personal qualities enabling the attendant to understand the problems of elderly persons and persons with disabilities (NAC 449.3975(2)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)
  • 6Each attendant must demonstrate the ability to read, write, speak and communicate effectively with clients of the agency (NAC 449.3975(4)).(NAC 449.3975 — Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home: Attendants — Qualifications; annual training)

Applies to: personal care

Establishes minimum qualifications for each attendant of a personal care services agency and requires each attendant to receive at least 8 hours of training annually related to client needs.

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