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.

410‑172‑0600
Acronyms and Definitions
410‑172‑0610
Provider Enrollment
410‑172‑0620
Documentation Standards
410‑172‑0630
Medically Appropriate
410‑172‑0640
Behavioral Health Services Fee Schedule
410‑172‑0650
Prior Authorization
410‑172‑0660
Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services
410‑172‑0670
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services
410‑172‑0680
Residential Treatment Services for Children
410‑172‑0690
Admission Procedure for Residential Treatment Services for Children
410‑172‑0695
Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Treatment Services for Youth (IIHBT)
410‑172‑0705
Residential Rate Standardization
410‑172‑0710
Residential Personal Care
410‑172‑0720
Prior Authorization and Re-Authorization for Residential Treatment
410‑172‑0730
Payment Limitations for Behavioral Health Services
410‑172‑0745
Exception Criteria for Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery (FGCS)
410‑172‑0760
Applied Behavior Analysis
410‑172‑0770
Individual Eligibility for Applied Behavioral Analysis Treatment
410‑172‑0780
Behavioral Health Personal Care Attendant Program
410‑172‑0790
Eligibility for Behavioral Health Personal Care Attendant Services
410‑172‑0800
Personal Care Attendant Employer-Employee Relationship
410‑172‑0810
Personal Care Attendant Qualifications
410‑172‑0820
Provider Termination
410‑172‑0830
Personal Care Attendant Service Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring
410‑172‑0840
Personal Care Attendant Payment Limitations
410‑172‑0850
Telemedicine for Behavioral Health
410‑172‑0860
Billing for Dual Eligible Individuals
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 410-172-0810’s source at or​.us