Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions)

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1In-home service providers must comply with Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements (Section 240.1531).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 2Homecare aides must complete 24 hours of initial pre-service training (including agency orientation of not more than two hours) prior to being assigned to provide services to a CCP participant without a supervisor or trainer present (assignment not to exceed a six-month period from training to first assignment) (Section 240.1535).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 3Initial homecare aide training must be subject to a competency evaluation conducted by the agency and cover all in-home services plus the aide's job responsibilities and limitations, communication skills, observation and reporting of participant status, and performance of authorized service components under Section 240.210(a) (Section 240.1535).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 4Providers must document a criminal background check (and waiver, if applicable) as required by the Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225 ILCS 46] and conduct an online check of the Adult Protective Services Registry as required by the Adult Protective Services Act [320 ILCS 20/7.5(c)] (Section 240.1535).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 5Homecare supervisors must perform semi-annual in-home supervisory visits to a participant's home for each assigned homecare aide, make home visits as necessary to provide hands-on training and assistance, and evaluate each assigned homecare aide annually (Section 240.1535).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 6A provider must complete the certification process in Section 240.1505 and hold a valid contract with the Department, and must document written policies and procedures in compliance with the administrative standards in Section 240.1510 (Sections 240.1505 and 240.1510).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 7Homecare aides must complete in-service training of at least 9 hours (with pre-service training fulfilling the first 3 hours for new employees), selected from topics including promoting participant dignity, special characteristics of elderly populations, recognizing abuse and neglect, and fire and life safety (Section 240.1535).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))
• 8Providers must maintain documentation that employees with direct participant contact are annually educated about influenza-exposure risks and keep records of employees who received influenza vaccine by January 31 each year (Section 240.1510).(Illinois Administrative Code, Title 89, Part 240 — Community Care Program (In-home Service / Homecare Aide provisions))