N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10 § 403.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 403.5 - Responsibilities of home care services entities

(a) A home care services entity will have the following responsibilities with respect to home care services workers employed on or after September 25, 2009:

(1) For any home care services worker who began their training on or after September 25, 2009, a home care services entity shall access the worker's registry information prior to the worker beginning to provide home care services for that entity.

(2) A person who successfully completed a state approved education or training program for home health aides or personal care aides that began on or after September 25, 2009, may not provide home care services unless the person's information has been posted to the registry by the education or training program.

(3) within 10 business days after the worker has been employed by the home care services entity, enter the information required by section 3613(3)(f) of the Public Health Law into the registry in the form and manner required by the Department;

(4) A person who successfully completed a state approved education or training program for advanced home health aides may not provide advanced home health aide services unless the person's information has been posted to the registry by the department.

(b) For every home care services worker who was employed by a home care services entity as of September 25, 2009, the home care services entity shall, on a schedule provided by the department, enter all of the information required by section 3613(3)(a)-(f) of the Public Health Law on the registry with respect to such workers.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 403.5

Amended New York State Register December 12, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 50, eff. 12/12/2018