HAR §11-100.1-8. Primary care giver qualifications

(a) The licensee of a Type I ARCH acting as a primary care giver or the individual that the licensee has designated as the primary care giver shall: (1) Be a resident of the State of Hawaii; (2) Be at least twenty-one years of age; (3) Be at least a nurse aide; (4) Reside in the Type I ARCH, or employ or otherwise engage by contract a qualified primary care giver in those homes in which the licensee does not reside; (5) Have completed ARCH teaching modules that are approved annually by the department; (6) Have at least one year experience working full time or its equivalent providing direct nurse aide care as an employee of a state licensed and approved intermediate care facility, skilled nursing facility, home health agency, or hospital or demonstrate competency equivalence through completion of a program approved by the department; (7) Have knowledge of and be able to practice the principles of resident care incorporating the concepts of the social model through family and community centered activities and approaches; (8) Demonstrate to the department sufficient skill in the use of the English language to fully accomplish the objectives of the program and to comply with the requirements of this chapter; (9) Have achieved acceptable levels of skill and training in first aid, nutrition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and appropriate nursing and behavior management as required for care of all residents admitted to the Type I ARCH; (10) Attend and successfully complete a minimum of six hours of training sessions per year which shall include but not be limited to any combination of the following areas: personal care, infection control, pharmacology, medical and behavioral management of residents, diseases and chronic illnesses, 100.1-21 2719