Section 173.525 | Home health aide and personal care aide training.
(A)(1) In addition to any other eligibility requirement of this chapter, to be eligible to serve as a personal care aide under the PASSPORT program, an individual must successfully complete thirty hours of pre-service training acceptable to the department of aging.
To maintain eligibility, each personal care aide must successfully complete six hours of in-service training acceptable to the department. Such training must be completed every twelve months.
(2) In administering the PASSPORT program, the department shall not require a personal care aide to do either of the following:
(a) Complete more than thirty hours of pre-service training;
(b) Complete more than six hours of in-service training in a twelve-month period.
(B) The department shall not require an individual serving as a home health aide under the PASSPORT program to complete more hours of pre-service training or annual in-service training than required by federal law.
(C) Only the following may supervise a home health aide or personal care aide under the PASSPORT program:
(1) A registered nurse;
(2) A licensed practical nurse under the direction of a registered nurse.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- October 3, 2023 – Enacted by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]