Section 1796.43 Of Article 7. Home Care Organization Operating Requirements From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 7.
1796.43
. (a) Home care organizations that employ affiliated home
care aides shall ensure the affiliated home care aides are cleared on
the home care aide registry before placing the individual in direct
contact with clients. In addition, the home care organization shall
do all of the following:
(1) Ensure any staff person, volunteer, or employee of a home care
organization who has contact with clients, prospective clients, or
confidential client information that may pose a risk to the clients'
health and safety has met the requirements of Sections 1796.23,
1796.24, 1796.25, 1796.26, and 1796.28 before there is contact with
clients or prospective clients or access to confidential client
information.
(2) Require home care aides to demonstrate that they are free of
active tuberculosis disease, pursuant to Section 1796.45.
(3) Immediately notify the department when the home care
organization no longer employs an individual as an affiliated home
care aide.
(b) This section shall not prevent a licensee from requiring a
criminal record clearance of any individual exempt from the
requirements of this section, provided that the individual has client
contact.