NAC449.3952. Additional training to be provided by intermediary service organization.

An intermediary service organization shall make available to a personal assistant employed by the intermediary service organization all training required pursuant to NAC 449.39519 and, at the request of a client, such additional training for a personal assistant as necessary to support the plan of care for the person with a disability, including, without limitation:

     1. General training for the personal assistant;

     2. Protocols for a personal assistant, including, without limitation, the rights and responsibilities of a client and of a personal assistant;

     3. The manner in which to groom and dress the person with a disability;

     4. Procedures for bathing and maintaining proper hygiene for a person with a disability, including, without limitation, bed-bath and tub-bath techniques;

     5. Caring for the bowel, bladder and skin of a person with a disability, including, without limitation, information concerning caring for a catheter, the identification and control of infection, common bowel problems, the early recognition of skin problems, the prevention of pressure sores and the routine inspection of skin;

     6. Assistive technology, including, without limitation, examples of assistive technology, how assistive technology can be used by the personal assistant and resources from which assistive technology may be obtained;

     7. Nutrition and food preparation, including, without limitation, information about preparing balanced meals, addressing special dietary needs or restrictions, guidelines for hydration and the proper handling and storage of food; and

     8. The manner in which to maintain health records, including, without limitation, illustrations of how information should be conveyed in a written or dictated form to assure confidentiality and a means to ensure that the person with a disability receives services as outlined in the plan of care.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R167-07, eff. 1-30-2008)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 427A.825)