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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-42. HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES |
Section 29-4221. REIMBURSEMENT RATES:COMMUNITY TRANSITION SERVICES
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4221.1Each personal care aide PCA shall:
(a)Be at least 18 years of age;
(b)Be a citizen of the United States or an alien who is lawfully authorized to work in the United States by providing documentation to meet the Immigration and Naturalization Services Form I-9 requirements;
(c)Complete a home health aide training program that includes at least seventy-five (75) hours of classroom training with at least sixteen (16) hours devoted to supervised practical training and pass a competency evaluation for those services which the Personal care aide (PCA) is required to perform consistent with the requirements set forth in 42 CFR 484.36. Each PCA shall provide a copy of certificate and competency evaluations;
(d)Be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation ("CPR") and thereafter obtain CPR certification annually;
(e)Be able to read and write the English language at the fifth (5th) grade level and carry out instructions and directions;
(f)Be able to recognize an emergency and be knowledgeable about emergency procedures;
(g)Be knowledgeable about infection control procedures;
(h)Be acceptable to the recipient and not be a spouse or parent of a minor recipient, or other legally responsible relative;
(i)Demonstrate annually following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines that he or she is free from communicable disease as confirmed by a chest x-ray or by an annual Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) Skin Test or documentation from a physician stating that the person is free from communicable disease;
(j)Pass a criminal background check pursuant to the Health-Care Facility Unlicensed Personnel Criminal Background Check Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-238; D.C. official Code, § 44-551 et seq.); and
(k)Provide documentation of acceptance or declination of the Hepatitis vaccine.
(l)Be supervised by a registered nurse.
4221.2After the first year of service, each PCA shall complete at least twelve (12) hours of continuing education or in-service training annually. The in-service training may be furnished while the PCA is furnishing care to the recipient under the supervision of a registered nurse.