OAR 411-034-0050
Provider Qualifications
(1)
A qualified provider is a person who, in the judgment of the Department, Division, or Designee, demonstrates by background, skills, and abilities the skills, knowledge, and ability to perform, or to learn to perform, the required work.(a)
A qualified provider must maintain a drug-free work place.(b)
A qualified provider must complete the background check process described in OAR 407-007-0200 (Purpose and Scope) to 407-007-0370 (Variances) with an outcome of approved or approved with restrictions. The Department, Division, or the Designee may allow a provider to work on a preliminary basis in accordance with 407-007-0315 (Hired on a Preliminary Basis) if the provider meets the other qualifications described in this rule.(c)
A qualified provider paid by the Department may not be an individual’s legal representative.(d)
A qualified provider must be authorized to work in the United States in accordance with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration rules.(e)
A qualified provider must be 18 years of age or older. A homecare worker enrolled in the Consumer-Employed Provider Program who is at least 16 years of age may be approved for restricted enrollment as a qualified provider as described in OAR 411-031-0040 (Consumer-Employed Provider Program).(f)
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. Rates for services are established by the Department.(g)
Providers that provide State Plan personal care services:(A)
Enrolled in the Consumer-Employed Provider Program must meet all of the standards in OAR chapter 411, division 31.(B)
As personal support workers must meet the provider enrollment and termination criteria described in OAR 411-031-0040 (Consumer-Employed Provider Program).(2)
BACKGROUND RECHECKS:(a)
Background rechecks are conducted at least every other year from the date a provider is enrolled. The Department, Division, or Designee may conduct a recheck more frequently based on additional information discovered about a provider, such as possible criminal activity or other allegations.(b)
Prior background check approval for another Department provider type is inadequate to meet background check requirements for homecare or personal support workers.(c)
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 must reapply and meet the standards described in this rule to reactivate his or her provider enrollment.
Source:
Rule 411-034-0050 — Provider Qualifications, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=411-034-0050.