10A N.C. Admin. Code 6X.0211

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024
Section 06X .0211 - SELECTION OF AIDES

Agencies providing in-home aide services must have a written policy regarding who may serve as in-home aides. The written policy shall include, at a minimum, the following information about who may serve as in-home aides:

(1) aides shall be 18 years of age or older or emancipated minors; and
(2) aides shall be persons who have demonstrated competency to perform the tasks needed by the client; and
(3) whether or not the agency allows the hiring of relatives to serve as a client's in-home aide. If the agency allows a relative to be a client's in-home aide, the policy must also contain the following requirements:
(a) that the relative of the client for this purpose is either a parent, spouse, child, or sibling of the client, including step relations of the client for any of those; and
(b) that the relative must have given up employment or the opportunity for employment in order to perform the tasks needed by the client; and
(4) any other hiring guidelines established by the agency.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 06X .0211

Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. December 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1995;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 6, 2016.
Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. December 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1995.