Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number | DEFICIENCIES | PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs) |
Type A
06/21/2024
Section Cited
1796.43 (a) | 1
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7 | Health and Safety Code § 1796.43 (a) Home care organizations that employ affiliated home care aides shall ensure the affiliated home care aides are cleared on the home care aide registry before placing the individual in direct contact with clients. Proof of clearance on the Home Care Aide Registry was not documented in several of the caregiver’s personnel records that were reviewed by HCSB analyst. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to clients in care. |  |  |
Type A
06/14/2024
Section Cited
1796.45 (a) | 1
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7 | Health and Safety Code § 1796.45 (a) Affiliated home care aides hired on or after January 1, 2016, shall submit to an examination 90 days prior to employment, or within seven days after employment, to determine that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease. TB clearance was not documented in several of the caregiver’s personnel records that were reviewed by HCSB analyst. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to clients in care. |  |  |
Type A
06/14/2024
Section Cited
1796.23 (a) | 1
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7 | Health and Safety Code § 1796.23 (a) Each person initiating a background examination to be a registered home care aide shall submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of Justice by electronic transmission in a manner approved by the department, unless exempt under subdivision (d). Criminal Background Clearance and/or Exemption approval was not obtained for several of the caregivers on staff. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to clients in care. |  |  |
Type B
07/05/2024
Section Cited
1796.44 (a) | 1
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7 | Health and Safety Code § 1796.44 (a) 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 record of completion of the required training hours and topics was not documented in several of the caregiver’s personnel records that were reviewed by HCSB analyst. This poses a potential health and safety risk to clients in care. |  |  |