Personal Care Aide definition

Personal Care Aide means a person who obtains a Certificate of Completion, as required by law, which allows that person to assist in the activities of daily living and emergency first aid, and who must be supervised by a registered nurse from the home health agency.
Personal Care Aide or "aide" means a person employed by an agency who provides personal care or unskilled respite services. The aide shall have successfully completed an educational curriculum of at least 40 hours of study related to the needs of individuals who are either elderly or who have disabilities as further set out in 12VAC30-120-935. Such successful completion may be evidenced by the existence of a certificate of completion, which is provided to DMAS during provider audits, issued by the training entity.
Personal Care Aide means a person who assists patients or residents in the activities of daily living and emergency first aid; and who may be supervised by a licensed nurse.

Examples of Personal Care Aide in a sentence

  • The MCOP shall utilize the ODM-established EVV system for the following services: Private Duty Nursing; State Plan Home Health Aide; State Plan Home Health Nursing; RN Assessment, Waiver Nursing; Waiver Personal Care Aide; Waiver Home Care Attendant.

  • The MCOP shall utilize the ODM-established EVV system for the following services: Private Duty Nursing; State Plan Home Health Aide; State Plan Home Health Nursing; RN Assessment, Waiver Nursing; Waiver Personal Care Aide; and Waiver Home Care Attendant.


More Definitions of Personal Care Aide

Personal Care Aide or "PCA" means an appropriately licensed or certified person who provides personal care services.
Personal Care Aide means a staff member who performs personal care services as defined by G.S. 131D-2.1.
Personal Care Aide means an individual that delivers personal care services.
Personal Care Aide means a person who assists patients or residents in the
Personal Care Aide means an independent provider or an employee of an agency provider who provides personal care aide services.
Personal Care Aide means an individual who provides personal care as defined in § 19–301 of this title.
Personal Care Aide means a person that assists patients or residents in the activities of daily living and emergency first aid; and may be supervised by a licensed nurse.