Section 7 AAC 125.160 - Agency-based personal care services program; personal care assistant education and training requirements(a) A personal care assistant must(1) be a licensed registered nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c);(2) be a licensed certified nurse aide that is qualified to practice under AS 08,68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c);(3) hold an active certification as a community health aide or community health practitioner from the Community Health Aide Program Certification Board;(4) have satisfactorily completed training as specified in (b) of this section and have passed a standardized competency test approved by the department; or(5) have had training or experience, equivalent to the training specified in (b) of this section, during the two-year period immediately preceding application to work as a personal care assistant, and have passed a standardized competency test approved by the department.(b) Training under this section must be approved by the department, and must be provided by a licensed nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c). The training must include at least 40 hours of instruction in (2) bowel and bladder care;(3) basic nutrition, meal planning, and meal preparation;(4) procedures for physical transfers, including emergency evacuation of physically disabled persons and non-ambulatory persons;(5) understanding the needs of and working with (A) children and adults; and(B) individuals with physical disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, and communicable diseases;(6) knowledge of body systems, body mechanics, body disorders and diseases, and the observation of body functions;(8) skills necessary to perform the activities identified in 7 AAC 125.030(b);(9) legal requirements affecting personal care assistants, including record keeping under 7 AAC 105.230, confidentiality, personal care services program responsibilities under 7 AAC 105 - 7 AAC 160, and medical assistance fraud under AS 47.05.210; and(10) universal precautions; for purposes of this paragraph, "universal precautions" means the infection control precautions that are recommended by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to prevent the transmission of blood-borne pathogens.(c) The department may pay for personal care services provided by an individual with a record of training that does not meet the requirements of this section if that individual (1) has performed duties similar to those of a personal care assistant;(2) has a satisfactory job performance evaluation from the individual's previous employer;(3) has provided proof of successful completion of at least 16 hours of training in the subjects listed in (b) of this section;(4) has on file documentation of successful completion of the training required in 7 AAC 125.090(d); and(5) submits proof of enrollment in training that, not more than four months after beginning employment as a personal care assistant, will qualify the individual to meet the training requirements of this section. Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193; am 1/26/2012, Register 201; am 7/22/2017,Register 223, October 2017; am 3/30/2018,Register 225, April 2018 Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030