Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 74747 - Home Health Aide Training
(a)
The basic training program for certification shall be a minimum of 120 hours
and consist of at least the following:
(1)
Introduction (4 hours).
(A) Definition,
functions and responsibilities of a home health aide as a member of the health
service team in a home health agency.
(B) Interpretation of the importance of
understanding the employing agency's policies, including:
1. Employment practices.
2. Nursing policies and procedures.
3. Supervision.
4. Ethics and
confidentiality.
(2) Interpretation of medical and social
needs of people being served (20 hours).
(A)
Basic simple description, in lay terms, of disease and its effects on the
individual and the family.
(B)
Personal adjustment of the individual and his family to illness and
disability.
(3) Personal
care services (70 hours). Personal care services include those supportive
services which are required to help provide and maintain normal bodily and
emotional comfort and to assist the patient toward independent living in a safe
environment including at least:
(A) Assisting
patients with personal hygiene.
(B)
Assisting patient in self-care activities:
1.
Bathing--tub, shower, bed.
2.
Dressing and undressing.
3.
Feeding.
(C) Assisting
with mobility.
1. Getting in and out of bed,
chair, wheelchair, toilet.
2.
Walking with or without devices.
3.
Assisting with exercises as ordered.
4. Positioning.
(4) Cleaning and care tasks in the home (10
hours) which includes at least:
(A) Home
safety measures.
(B) Economical
cleaning materials and method of use.
(C) Maintenance of cleanliness where dishes
and food are stored.
(D) Principles
of general cleanliness of environment.
(E) Handling of laundry.
(5) Nutrition (16 hours) which includes at
least:
(A) Basic principles of
diet.
(B) Meal planning and
serving.
(C) Food
purchasing.
(D) Food preparation,
sanitation and storage.
(b) There shall be a minimum of 20 hours of
clinical experience of which 15 hours are in personal services, 2 hours are in
cleaning and care tasks and 3 hours are in nutrition.
(c) There shall be no more than 75 hours of
classroom lecture.
(d) Training in
personal care services shall be given by a registered nurse, preferably a
public health nurse. Nutritionists, physical therapists, social workers and
other health personnel may be involved in appropriate aspects of the training
program.
(e) Personal care services
training may be given at an acute hospital but the emphasis of the program must
be on home care.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 208(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1727 and 1734, Health and Safety Code.
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