Massachusetts have an individual license for any of who has been Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: the following: trained in Providers must have established Habilitation - Registered strategies to prevent, detect, and correct Therapy by the Nurse problems in the quality of services Alzheimer’s - Licensed provided and to achieve service plan Association conduct Independent goals with individual consumers by training for Clinical Social providing effective, efficient services. additional staff. Worker - Licensed Availability: Certified Social Providers must be able to provide Worker w/one contracted service(s) in the geographical year of experience areas they designate. working with person with dementia/related Responsiveness: illness Providers must be able to initiate - Occupational services with little or no delay. Therapist - or other similar Confidentiality: professional Providers must maintain confidentiality licensure. and privacy of consumer information in accordance with M.G.L. c.66A (Fair Information Practices Act) and EOEA Program Instruction 97-55 (Clarification of Client Privacy and Confidentiality Policies). Policies/Procedures: Providers must have policies and procedures that include: Client Not at Home Policy, Client Emergency in the Home Policy; all policies required by 105 CMR 155.00 (Department of Public Health regulations addressing patient and resident abuse prevention, reporting, investigation and registry requirements). Home Health Agencies In addition to the Services must be Education, Training, Supervision: certification performed by an Providers must ensure effective training requirements individual trained in of staff members in all aspects of their listed below, Habilitation job duties, including handling Therapy by the Alzheimer’s emergency situations, and establish Dementia Alzheimer’s procedures for appraising staff Coaching must be Association. performance and for effectively performed by a Agencies may modifying poor performance where it professional with apply to EOEA for exists. a valid a waiver in order to Massachusetts have an individual
Massachusetts license for any of the following: - Registered Nurse - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - Licensed Certified Social Worker w/one year of experience working with person with dementia/related illness - Occupational Therapist - or other similar professional licensure. have an individual who has been trained in Habilitation Therapy by the Alzheimer’s Association conduct training for additional staff. Adherence to Continuous QI Practices: Providers must have established strategies to prevent, detect, and correct problems in the quality of services provided and to achieve service plan goals with individual consumers by providing effective, efficient services. Availability: Providers must be able to provide contracted service(s) in the geographical areas they designate. Responsiveness: Providers must be able to initiate services with little or no delay. Confidentiality: Providers must maintain confidentiality and privacy of consumer information in accordance with M.G.L. c.66A (Fair Information Practices Act) and EOEA Program Instruction 97-55 (Clarification of Client Privacy and Confidentiality Policies). Policies/Procedures: Providers must have policies and procedures that include: Client Not at Home Policy, Client Emergency in the Home Policy; all policies required by 105 CMR 155.00 (Department of Public Health regulations addressing patient and resident abuse prevention, reporting, investigation and registry requirements). Home Health Agencies In addition to the certification requirements listed below, Alzheimer’s Dementia Coaching must be performed by a professional with a valid Massachusetts Services must be performed by an individual trained in Habilitation Therapy by the Alzheimer’s Association. Agencies may apply to EOEA for a waiver in order to have an individual Education, Training, Supervision: Providers must ensure effective training of staff members in all aspects of their job duties, including handling emergency situations, and establish procedures for appraising staff performance and for effectively modifying poor performance where it exists.
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