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7 AAC 125.160. Agency-based personal care services program; personal care assistant education and training requirements. (a) A personal care assistant must

(1) be a licensed registered nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c);

(2) be a licensed certified nurse aide that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c);

(3) hold an active certification as a community health aide or community health practitioner from the Community Health Aide Program Certification Board;

(4) have satisfactorily completed training as specified in (b) of this section and have passed a standardized competency test approved by the department; or

(5) have had training or experience, equivalent to the training specified in (b) of this section, during the two-year period immediately preceding application to work as a personal care assistant, and have passed a standardized competency test approved by the department. (b) Training under this section must be approved by the department, and must be provided by a licensed nurse that is qualified to practice under AS 08.68 or 7 AAC 105.200(c). The training must include at least 40 hours of instruction in

(1) infection control;

(2) bowel and bladder care;

(3) basic nutrition, meal planning, and meal preparation;

(4) procedures for physical transfers, including emergency evacuation of physically disabled persons and non-ambulatory persons;

(5) understanding the needs of and working with

(A) children and adults; and

(B) individuals with physical disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, and communicable diseases;

(6) knowledge of body systems, body mechanics, body disorders and diseases, and the observation of body functions;

(7) death and dying;

(8) skills necessary to perform the activities identified in 7 AAC 125.030(b);

(9) legal requirements affecting personal care assistants, including record keeping under