(a) A home care services entity will have the following responsibilities with respect to home care services workers employed on or after September 25, 2009:

1. (1) For any home care services worker who began their training on or after September 25, 2009, a home care services entity shall access the worker’s registry information prior to the worker beginning to provide home care services for that entity.
2. (2) A person who successfully completed a state approved education or training program for home health aides or personal care aides that began on or after September 25, 2009, may not provide home care services unless the person’s information has been posted to the registry by the education or training program.
3. (3) Within 10 business days after the worker has been employed by the home care services entity, enter the information required by section 3613(3)(f) of the Public Health Law into the registry in the form and manner required by the department.
4. (4) A person who successfully completed a State approved education or training program for advanced home health aides may not provide advanced home health aide services unless the person's information has been posted to the registry by the department.

5. (5) For all home care services workers who successfully completed training before September 25, 2009, prior to the worker beginning to provide home care services, a home care services entity must access the worker’s registry information. If the worker is not yet listed in the registry, the entity shall, prior to the individual beginning to provide home care services:

   1. (i) obtain the information required by section 3613(3)(a)-(f) of the Public Health Law from the home care services worker;
   2. (ii) obtain a copy of the certificate issued to the prospective employee by the State-approved training program; and
   3. (iii) enter the information required by Public Health Law section 3613(3)(a)-(f) into the registry.
6. (6) Within 10 business days after the home care services worker begins to provide home care services, update the registry information to show the worker’s employment with the entity, including the start date.
7. (7) Within 10 business days after receiving information from a home care services worker that is not in the registry, update the registry to include the new or updated information. If the updated information is a change of name, obtain and retain documentation of the change as provided in section 403.6(a)(4) of this Part.
8. (8) Within 10 business days after a home care services worker’s employment with the entity is terminated, update the registry with the date on which the worker’s employment with the entity was terminated.
9. (9) Upon request of any home care services worker currently employed by the entity, provide access to complete registry information relating to the employee, including a printed report if requested.
10. (10) Within 10 business days after a request by a home care services worker, correct information in the registry that was entered incorrectly by the entity. An entity must request verification from the worker supporting the correction. If the correction involves a change of name, obtain and retain documentation of the change as provided in section 403.6(a)(4) of this Part.