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(a) The qualified professional must work for a personal care assistance provider agency deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end meet the definition new text begin of qualified professional new text end under section 256B.0625, subdivision 19c new text begin , and enroll with the department as a qualified professional after clearing a background study new text end . Before a qualified professional provides services, the personal care assistance provider agency must initiate a background study on the qualified professional under chapter 245C, and the personal care assistance provider agency must have received a notice from the commissioner that the qualified professional:
(1) is not disqualified under section 245C.14 ; or
(2) is disqualified, but the qualified professional has received a set aside of the disqualification under section 245C.22 .
(b) The qualified professional shall perform the duties of training, supervision, and evaluation of the personal care assistance staff and evaluation of the effectiveness of personal care assistance services. The qualified professional shall:
(1) develop and monitor with the recipient a personal care assistance care plan based on the service plan and individualized needs of the recipient;
(2) develop and monitor with the recipient a monthly plan for the use of personal care assistance services;
(3) review documentation of personal care assistance services provided;
(4) provide training and ensure competency for the personal care assistant in the individual needs of the recipient; and
(5) document all training, communication, evaluations, and needed actions to improve performance of the personal care assistants.
(c) Effective July 1, 2011, the qualified professional shall complete the provider training with basic information about the personal care assistance program approved by the commissioner. Newly hired qualified professionals must complete the training within six months of the date hired by a personal care assistance provider agency. Qualified professionals who have completed the required training as a worker from a personal care assistance provider agency do not need to repeat the required training if they are hired by another agency, if they have completed the training within the last three years. The required training must be available with meaningful access according to title VI of the Civil Rights Act and federal regulations adopted under that law or any guidance from the United States Health and Human Services Department. The required training must be available online or by electronic remote connection. The required training must provide for competency testing to demonstrate an understanding of the content without attending in-person training. A qualified professional is allowed to be employed and is not subject to the training requirement until the training is offered online or through remote electronic connection. A qualified professional employed by a personal care assistance provider agency certified for participation in Medicare as a home health agency is exempt from the training required in this subdivision. When available, the qualified professional working for a Medicare-certified home health agency must successfully complete the competency test. The commissioner shall ensure there is a mechanism in place to verify the identity of persons completing the competency testing electronically.