Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 700 - HOME CARE AGENCIES
Section 11-700-9 - Administration and standards
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-700-9
Current through February, 2024
(a) The administrator is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate level of supervision is provided.
(b) The administrator shall not allow personal care aides or homemakers to perform any service that is not within their scope of duties.
(c) The supervisor shall perform a supervisory visit of all employees providing client services at each client's residence at least once a year.
(d) The home care agency shall:
(1) Establish
written job descriptions that specify the qualifications and experience of each
category of personnel and the type of activity each category of personnel may
perform;
(2) Establish written
human resource policies that shall be given to each staff member, including but
not limited to provisions concerning wage scale, hours of work, vacation and
sick leaves, and use of car if provided, or mileage allowed if private
transportation is utilized;
(3)
Document that every employee and volunteer, who has direct client contact, has
documented evidence of tuberculosis (TB) clearance in accordance with the most
current and updated guidelines in chapter 11-164 Hawaii administrative rules
prior to their first contact with clients;
(4) Conduct background checks in accordance
with section
321-15.2, HRS,
to ensure that all employees and volunteers who provide client care or who
supervise staff, including the administrator, do not have a history of a
criminal conviction, abuse, neglect, threatened harm, or other maltreatment
against children or adults bearing a rational relationship to the duties and
responsibilities of their position in accordance with state and federal laws,
and prudent business practice. Relevant charges include but are not limited to
assault, abuse, neglect, threatened harm, or theft;
(5) Maintain client records, job
descriptions, and human resource reports and policies; and
(6) Maintain confidentiality of all records
pertaining to clients', and make the records available only to authorized
personnel as required or allowed by law.
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