Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 125 - Medicaid Coverage; Personal Care Services and Home Health Care Services
Article 1 - Personal Care Services
7 AAC 125.160 - Agency-based personal care services program; personal care assistant education and training requirements
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 125.160
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) A personal care assistant must
(1) be a licensed registered
nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or
7
AAC 105.200(c);
(2) be a licensed certified nurse aide that
is qualified to practice under AS 08,68 or
7
AAC 105.200(c);
(3) hold an active certification as a
community health aide or community health practitioner from the Community
Health Aide Program Certification Board;
(4) have satisfactorily completed training as
specified in (b) of this section and have passed a standardized competency test
approved by the department; or
(5)
have had training or experience, equivalent to the training specified in (b) of
this section, during the two-year period immediately preceding application to
work as a personal care assistant, and have passed a standardized competency
test approved by the department.
(b) Training under this section must be approved by the department, and must be provided by a licensed nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c). The training must include at least 40 hours of instruction in
(1) infection control;
(2) bowel and bladder care;
(3) basic nutrition, meal planning, and meal
preparation;
(4) procedures for
physical transfers, including emergency evacuation of physically disabled
persons and non-ambulatory persons;
(5) understanding the needs of and working
with
(A) children and adults; and
(B) individuals with physical disabilities,
intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, and communicable
diseases;
(6) knowledge
of body systems, body mechanics, body disorders and diseases, and the
observation of body functions;
(7)
death and dying;
(8) skills
necessary to perform the activities identified in
7
AAC 125.030(b);
(9) legal requirements affecting personal
care assistants, including record keeping under
7
AAC 105.230, confidentiality, personal care services
program responsibilities under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160, and medical assistance
fraud under
AS
47.05.210; and
(10) universal precautions; for purposes of
this paragraph, "universal precautions" means the infection control precautions
that are recommended by the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to prevent the
transmission of blood-borne pathogens.
(c) The department may pay for personal care services provided by an individual with a record of training that does not meet the requirements of this section if that individual
(1) has performed duties similar to those of
a personal care assistant;
(2) has
a satisfactory job performance evaluation from the individual's previous
employer;
(3) has provided proof of
successful completion of at least 16 hours of training in the subjects listed
in (b) of this section;
(4) has on
file documentation of successful completion of the training required in
7
AAC 125.090(d); and
(5) submits proof of enrollment in training
that, not more than four months after beginning employment as a personal care
assistant, will qualify the individual to meet the training requirements of
this section.
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030
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