OAR 411-039-0110. Direct Support Worker Qualifications and Requirements

(1) The services provided by an Agency with Choice must be rendered by qualified and trained employees. (2) Direct support workers who have been substantiated for Abuse or Medicaid fraud as a provider from any care setting in the United States may not be hired, nor retained as an employee of the Agency with Choice as prescribed as Medicaid regulations. (3) Direct support workers must receive all required training and additional training necessary to ensure the Direct Support Worker can competently provide the level of services they will be assigned to provide. The services must be provided as requested by the Individual or Authorized Representatives in accordance with these rules and the Person-Centered Service Plan. (4) Direct support workers must: (a) Be at least 18 years of age; (b) Must have sufficient communication and language skills to enable them to perform their duties and interact effectively with the Individual for whom they provide Services and Supports and other Agency with Choice staff; and (c) Accurately document the services provided on a daily basis. (5) A Direct Support Worker cannot be a representative or Legal Representative for an Individual for whom they provide services.