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Type A
06/05/2024
Section Cited
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7 | 1796.43. (a) Home care organizations that employ affiliated home care aides shall …(1) Ensure any staff person, volunteer, or employee of a home care organization who has contact with clients, prospective clients, or confidential client information that may pose a risk to the clients’ health and safety has met the requirements of Sections 1796.23, 1796.24, 1796.25, 1796.26, and 1796.28 before there is contact with clients or prospective clients or access to confidential client information.
(2) Require home care aides to demonstrate that they are free of active tuberculosis disease, pursuant to Section 1796.45.
(3) Immediately notify the department when the home care organization no longer employs an individual as an affiliated home care aide.
(b) This section shall not prevent a licensee from requiring a criminal record clearance of any individual exempt from the requirements of this section, provided that the individual has client contact.
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14 | This requirement was not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that reference #2, #4, #6, #8 and #9 did not have TB test results, a finding which poses an immediate health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number | DEFICIENCIES | PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs) |
Type B
06/19/2024
Section Cited
1796.44 | 1
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7 | 1796.44 A home care organization licensee shall ensure that prior to providing home care services, an affiliated home care aide shall complete the training requirements specified in this section...a minimum of five hours of entry-level training prior to presence with a client, as follows: two hours of orientation training regarding his or her role as caregiver and…three hours of safety training, including basic safety precautions…a minimum of five hours of annual training. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that Reference #3, #4, #8, and #10 did not have initial training records in file and #1, #7, and #9 staff did not have proper annual training hours, a finding which poses a potential health and safety risks to persons in care.
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Type B
06/05/2024
Section Cited
1796.42(e) | 1
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7 | 1796.42(e) ...Report any suspected or known dependent adult or elder abuse as required by Section 15630... A copy of each suspected abuse report shall be maintained and available for review by the department during normal business hours. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that staff, Reference #9, did not have a signed SOC341 on file, a finding which poses a potential health and safety risks to persons in care.
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