From Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov Fri Nov 7 09:50:16 2008 From: Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov (Davis, Carol A) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:50:16 -0500 Subject: [dlrs-nursingfacilities] Residential Care Facilities Level IV Regulation 13.6.1 Message-ID: Within 120 days of hiring, all staff, other than CNA's and licensed professional staff whose job responsibilities include direct services to residents for at least 20 hours per week, shall successfully complete a certification course approved by the Department. A direct care giver under 20 hours is not required to take the PSS (department approved course), although regulation 13.1 requires that all regular staff have in-service training at least annually, in areas related to the specific needs of the resident served. A CNA certificate whether on or off the registry is an accepted equivalency to meet these training requirements. The CNA training must be in the employee record as proof of meeting the training requirement. The CNA does not need to be on the registry to meet this requirement because the PSS never has to recertify once trained in the PSS curriculum. A CNA can not work as a CNA unless under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse, so if the facility does not have this supervision they must be called another title ie. RCA or other. Carol A. Davis HSC Division of Licensing & Regulatory Services 41 Anthony Avenue Augusta, Maine 04333 Phone: 207-287-9261 1-800-791-4080 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/dlrs-nursingfacilities/attachments/20081107/384bf215/attachment.html From Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov Mon Nov 10 08:11:37 2008 From: Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov (Davis, Carol A) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:11:37 -0500 Subject: [dlrs-nursingfacilities] Level IV RCF with Mental Illness and Mental Retardation Message-ID: This is further clarification for those Level IV facilities serving adults with mental illness and mental retardation: Some DHHS Redential Care Level IV Facilities serving adults with mental illness are identified as licensed simultaneously by BDS. These dual-licensed agencies are under the BDS classification of 1601 Residential Treatment Facilities and 1602 Community Residential Facilities with seven units or more and do not include those facilities comprised of individual apartments. The PSS curriculum may be replaced by one of the following alternatives: RCSI course; MHSS course; MHRT/C for those Level IV Facilities. Sorry, I had no intent to create anxiety. The purpose of the list serve is an avenue to provide information and to allow providers to ask questions and get clarification. I don't always no when I clarify what the interpretation of my feedback may bring. I do try to be complete but the regulation does not include the above memorandum of 2/1/2004. As if 2/1/2003 , Level IV Residential Care Facilities serving adults with mental retardation as licensed simultaneously by BDS. The Direct Support Professional: Adult Mental Retardation Services course may be substituted for the Residential Care Specialist course in Level IV Residential Care Facilities which serve exclusively adults with mental retardation. Carol A. Davis HSC Division of Licensing & Regulatory Services 41 Anthony Avenue Augusta, Maine 04333 Phone: 207-287-9261 1-800-791-4080 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/dlrs-nursingfacilities/attachments/20081110/82df14ca/attachment.html From Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov Wed Nov 12 09:28:50 2008 From: Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov (Davis, Carol A) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:28:50 -0500 Subject: [dlrs-nursingfacilities] Level IV Mental Health and BDS Message-ID: Clarification: Division of Licensing Regulatory Services licenses both Level IV and Mental Health agencies. All former functions of the former BDS are part of DHHS. The departments are now Office of Mental Health and the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities. Carol A. Davis HSC Division of Licensing & Regulatory Services 41 Anthony Avenue Augusta, Maine 04333 Phone: 207-287-9261 1-800-791-4080 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/dlrs-nursingfacilities/attachments/20081112/81de8005/attachment.html From Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov Thu Nov 13 13:07:00 2008 From: Carol.A.Davis at maine.gov (Davis, Carol A) Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:07:00 -0500 Subject: [dlrs-nursingfacilities] PSS Training Message-ID: In Cooperation with DHHS-Division of Licensing & Regulatory Services bhsi BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE A Collaboration Between Spurwink Institute and University of Maine at Augusta is presenting a Personal Support Specialist (PSS) Train-the-Trainer Training Program Who Should Attend? Qualified professionals who are interested in becoming newly certified to deliver the DHHS approved Personal Support Services (PSS) course. (Also for any former RCS, PCA trainers who have not taken this training or CNA trainers who are interested in teaching the full PSS curriculum.) DATES & TIMES: December 16, 17 & 18, 2008 from 9am-4pm LOCATION: Conference Room A-DHHS offices, 41 Anthony Ave, Augusta COURSE FEES: $500.00* for 3 day course** *Plus the cost of instructor's manual if applicable ** Current CNA trainers who would like to teach the full PSS curriculum need only attend Days 1 & 2 at a cost of $335.00 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This program is intended to prepare professionals to deliver the Personal Support Services (PSS) course. The Train-the-Trainer will be delivered over 3 days. Day 1 will introduce participants to the Principles of Adult Learning. Day 2 will introduce participants to the PSS curriculum content and the Paperwork process. Day 3 will focus on Curriculum delivery and a demonstration of Participant's skills in training. SPECIAL NOTES: The PSS curriculum is currently being revised by the Department. The curriculum that will be taught during this training will be the current curriculum as written in 2003. When the Department has completed the revisions, you will be required to attend a curriculum update session. The companion manual for this curriculum as it stands is no longer in print. You, as a trainer or agency, would be required to get permissions for reprints directly from the publisher. Instructions on how to do that will be provided at the training. BHSI must have 10 persons registered to run this course (applications completed, submitted & approved). For more information, an application or general PSS Trainer Questions Please contact: Faith Hauger, Program Coordinator-BHSI - Phone: 207-688-4589 x165 - Fax: 207-688-4572 Email: fhauger at bhsi.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/dlrs-nursingfacilities/attachments/20081113/7360c701/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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