(a) Home health aide training.

1. (1)

   1. (A) Duration of home health aide classroom and supervised practical training shall include classroom and supervised practical training under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
   2. (B) Classroom and supervised practical training must:

(i) Total at least seventy-five (75) hours; and

1. (ii) Include a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of classroom training prior to the minimum sixteen (16) hours of supervised practical training.
2. (2) Content of home health aide training must address the subject areas listed in attached Table 2.

(b) Personal care aide training. Training provided by the agency shall:

1. (1) Include all the topics listed in the attached Table 1;
2. (2) Be supervised by a registered nurse;
3. (3) Be a minimum of forty (40) hours to include classroom and clinical instruction related to the home setting; and

4. (4) Have written:

   1. (i) Course objectives;

      1. (ii) Expected outcomes; and
      2. (iii) Method or methods of evaluation.
      3. (c) All home health aide and personal care aide training must be approved by the Division of Health Facilities Services.
      4. (d) Unless the agency has been properly authorized by the division to operate a school, training shall be limited to agency employees.