OAR 410-172-0810
Personal Care Attendant Qualifications
(1)
A qualified provider is an individual who, in the Authority’s judgment, demonstrates by background, skills, and abilities knowledge and ability to perform or to learn to perform the required work. A qualified provider shall:(a)
Maintain a drug-free work place;(b)
Complete the background check process described in OAR 943, division 007 with an outcome of approved or approved with restrictions;(c)
May not be an individual’s legal representative;(d)
Be authorized to work in the United States in accordance with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration rules;(e)
Be 18 years of age or older.(2)
A qualified provider may be employed through a contracted in-home care agency or enrolled as a homecare worker or personal support worker under a provider number. The Authority shall establish the rates for services.(3)
Providers that provide Behavioral Health personal care attendant services shall:(a)
Be enrolled in the Consumer-Employed Provider Program and meet all of the standards in OAR chapter 411, division 31;(b)
Meet the provider enrollment and termination criteria described in OAR 411-031-0040 (Consumer-Employed Provider Program) for personal support workers.(4)
The Authority shall conduct background rechecks at least every other year from the date a provider is enrolled. The Authority may conduct a recheck more frequently based on additional information discovered about a provider, such as possible criminal activity or other allegations.(5)
Prior background check approval for another Authority provider type is inadequate to meet background check requirements for homecare or personal support workers.(6)
Provider enrollment may be inactivated when a provider fails to comply with the background recheck process. Once a provider’s enrollment is inactivated, the provider shall reapply and meet the requirements described in these rules to reactivate provider enrollment.
Source:
Rule 410-172-0810 — Personal Care Attendant Qualifications, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=410-172-0810
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