55 Pa. Code § 2800.54 - Qualifications for direct care staff persons
(a) Direct care staff persons shall have the
following qualifications:
(1) Be 18 years of
age or older, except as permitted in subsection (d).
(2) Have a high school diploma, GED or active
registry status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry.
(3) Be free from a medical condition,
including drug or alcohol addiction, that would limit direct care staff persons
from providing necessary assisted living services with reasonable skill and
safety.
(4) Be able to communicate
in a mode or manner understood by the resident. Strategies that promote
interactive communication on the part of direct care staff and individual
residents shall be developed in accordance with the resident's final support
plan under §
2800.227(e)
(relating to development of the final support plan).
(b) A volunteer who performs or provides ADLs
shall meet the direct staff person qualifications and training requirements
specified in this chapter.
(c) A
resident receiving assisted living services who voluntarily performs tasks in
the residence will not be considered a volunteer under this chapter.
(d) Food services or housekeeping staff may
be 16 or 17 years of age.
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