Provides support services, under the supervision of the appropriate professional staff, that assists the client or family in the achievement of physical and emotional comfort according to physicians’ orders.

State Specific-DESCRIPTION

-Wisconsin State Specific:

HFS 133.02 Definition

“Home health aide services” means personal care services which will facilitate the patient’s self-care at home and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization, but do not require performance by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

QUALIFICATIONS

2.       Home Health Aide (HHA) competence will conform with requirements in the Medicare Conditions of Participation found in 42CFR 484.36.   Must be able to successfully pass the competency program of the agency.

3.       Upon hire, HHAs will have received at least 75-hours of training, the content of which addresses all subjects listed at 484.36(a)

4.       Minimum of two (2) years full-time direct, patient care experience within the last five (5) years, in an institution or agency setting.

5.    Able to work independently with minimal direct supervision.

6.    Able to work as a team member.

7.    Current CPR certification

8.    High school graduate or equivalent.

9.   Current state certification as a nurse assistant preferred.

10. Must be familiar with general use and functions of the computer, such as, user names and password concepts; internet; e-mail; navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effectively use navigation buttons and tool bars; ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs .

State Specific-QUALIFICATIONS

-California State Specific:

            Certified Home Health Aide: Must be California Certified Home Health Aid by

  California Department of Health Services to meet eligibility requirements for employment with a Home Health Agency , Licensing and Certification Program; Aid Technician Certification Section. A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) may become certified as a Certified Home Health Aide with an additional twenty (20) hours of theory and twenty (20) hours of clinical education.  

-Colorado State Specific:

3.14 “Nurse aide” means a nurse aide certified by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies or a nurse aide who has completed the requisite training and is within four (4) months of achieving certification.

-Delaware State Specific:

“Home Health Aide” means a non-licensed person who provides personal care services, companion services, homemaker services and who may perform tasks delegated by a licensed nurse as permitted by 24 Del.C. Ch. 19. A home health aide (A) has at least one year of practical experience in a Department licensed or approved hospital, nursing home, or homecare setting; or (B) has satisfactorily completed an appropriate home care course which includes the training requirements contained within these regulations; or (C) is a student nurse pursuing a degree in nursing who has completed the clinical practicum portion of their training.

5.8.5 Aides who experience a break in service for greater than two (2) calendar years will be expected to repeat the seventy-five (75) hour training requirement.

-Kansas State Specific:

Must be Kansas Certified Home Health Aid by Kansas Department of Health and Environment – 90 Grace period if they have applied for certification and are in a HHA Training program.

-Massachusetts State Specific:

Must be Massachusetts Certified Home Health Aid and have a Document of Completion from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

-Nevada State Specific:

            NAC 449.788 Services to patients.

-Pennsylvania State Specific:

   (a) Selection of aides. Home health aides shall be selected on the basis of such factors

   as a sympathetic attitude towards the care of the sick, ability to carry out directions,

   maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job. Aides shall be

    carefully trained in methods of assisting patients to achieve maximum self-reliance,

   principles of nutrition and meal preparation, the aging process and emotional problems of

   illness, procedures for maintaining a clean, healthful and pleasant environment, changes

   in patient’s condition that should be reported, work of the agency and the health team,

   ethics, confidentiality and record keeping. They shall be closely supervised to assure

   their competence in providing care.   -§601.35. Home health aide services. (116766) No 152 Jul. 87

-Utah State Specific:

             R432-700-10 Personnel

(3) Each employee shall be licensed, certified or registered as required by the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

            R432 - 700-22. Certified Nursing Aide.

(14) Certified Nursing Aides shall be at least 18 years old.

(15) Certified Nursing Aides shall have received a certificate of completion for the employment position:

(a) The curriculum or the comparable challenge exam shall be offered under the direction of the Utah Board of Education;

(b) If the employee does not have a certificate of completion for the position at the time of employment, completion of the course of study or challenge exam shall occur within six months of the date of hire.

-Virginia State Specific:

            Home attendants shall be able to speak, read and write English and shall meet one of      the following qualifications:
            1. Have satisfactorily completed a nursing education program preparing for registered    nurse licensure or practical nurse licensure;
            2. Have satisfactorily completed a nurse aide education program approved by the                         Virginia Board of Nursing;
            3. Have certification as a nurse aide issued by the Virginia Board of Nursing;
            4. Be successfully enrolled in a nursing education program preparing for registered        nurse or practical nurse licensure and have currently completed at  
            least one nursing course that includes clinical experience involving direct client care;
            5. Have satisfactorily passed a competency evaluation program that meets the criteria      of 42 CFR 484.36 (b). Home attendants of personal care services need only be            evaluated on the tasks in 42 CFR 484.36 (b) as those tasks relate to the personal care            services to be provided;  

            Virginia Department of Health Office of Licensure and Certification Regulations for       the Licensure of Home Care organizations 28

-Washington D.C. State Specific:

            Health aide – a Home Health Aide or Personal Care Aide, qualified and authorized to                 perform home health aide services or personal care services in accordance with Title         29 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Chapters 50 and 51

            3200. NURSE AIDE CERTIFICATION

             3200.1 Effective October 1, 1990, no nursing facility in the District of Columbia that       participates in the D.C. Medicaid Program or in Medicare shall use any individual    working in the facility as a nurse aide for more than four (4) months, on a full-time,             temporary, per diem, or other basis, unless that individual is competent to provide        nursing and nursing related services, and has completed the District's approved   training and competency evaluation program, or the District's approved competency     evaluation program.

            3200.2 An individual employed as a nurse aide in a nursing facility prior to the    effective date of this rule shall qualify as a credentialed nurse aide if he or she has    successfully completed the District's competency evaluation program only.

-Wisconsin State Specific:

HFS 133.02 Definition

“Home health aide” means an individual whose name is on the registry and who is eligible for employment in a home health agency, and who is employed by or under contract to a home health agency to provide home health aide services under supervision of a registered nurse.

-Wyoming State Specific:

(p) “Home Health Aide.” A nursing assistant certified by the Wyoming Board of Nursing who has received sixteen (16) hours of additional training on home health issues, approved by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.