D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, § 5004
Referrals
Effective Jul 2, 2012Authority: An Act to enable the District of Columbia to receive federal financial assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act for a medical assistance program, and for other purposes approved December 27, 1967 (81 Stat.774; D.C. Official Code § 1-307.02 (2012 Repl.)) and Section 6(6) of the Department of Health Care Finance Establishment Act of 2007, effective February 27, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-109; D.C. Official Code § 7-771.05(6)(2012 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3957 (May 23, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760, 1769 (March 2, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 15537 (November 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 14134 (November 18, 2016).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
PERSONAL CARE AIDE (PCA)
5004.1 Each PCA shall meet the following qualifications:
- (a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
- (b) Be a citizen of the United States or an alien who is lawfully authorized to work in the United States;
- (c) Complete a home health aide training program that includes at least seventy- five (75) hours of classroom training with at least sixteen (16) hours devoted to supervised practical training and pass a competency evaluation for those services which the PCA is required to perform consistent with the requirements set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 484.36;
- (d) Be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and thereafter obtain CPR certification annually;
- (e) Be able to read and write the English language at least at the fifth (5th) grade level and carry out instructions and directions in English;
- (f) Be able to recognize an emergency and be knowledgeable about emergency procedures;
- (g) Be knowledgeable about infection control procedures;
- (h) Be acceptable to the beneficiary;
- (i) Demonstrate annually that he or she is free from communicable disease as confirmed by an annual PPD Skin Test or documentation from a primary care physician or advanced practice registered nurse stating that the person is free from communicable disease;
- (j) Pass a criminal background check pursuant to the Health-Care Facility Unlicensed Personnel Criminal Background Check Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-238; D.C. Official Code, §§ 44-551, et seq. (2005 Repl. & 2011 Supp.));
- (k) Provide documentation of acceptance or declination of the Hepatitis vaccine; and
(l) Have an individual National Provider Identification (NPI) number obtained from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3957 (May 23, 2003); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 1760, 1769 (March 2, 2012).