Pennsylvania Code › Title 6 - AGING › Part I - Department of Aging › Chapter 21 - DOMICILIARY CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS › ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION, CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION PROCESSES › Section 21.28 - Provider application and home certification process

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following process shall be used to determine the
					 eligibility of a prospective domiciliary care home provider and to certify a
					 prospective domiciliary care home.
(1)
				  The prospective provider application process should be conducted by the AAA in
				  conjunction with the domiciliary care home certification process. The interview
				  shall take place in the prospective provider's home and should be conducted at
				  the same time as the home inspection by the AAA.
(2) The prospective provider is responsible
				  for:
(i) Submitting a completed application to
				  the appropriate AAA on forms required by the Department.
(ii) Reviewing the rules and regulations of
				  the AAA and the Department regarding domiciliary care service.
(iii) Providing information requested by the
				  AAA at an interview conducted in the prospective provider's home by the
				  AAA.
(iv) Providing the AAA with
				  two written character references, other than relatives, which address the
				  suitability of the prospective provider to offer a homelike setting and care
				  for functionally-impaired persons, and the prospective provider's sensitivity
				  and capability in addressing the needs of potential clients.
(v) Providing the AAA with two written
				  financial references which address the prospective provider's current financial
				  situation and ability to function financially independently of client monthly
				  payments. If the prospective provider's home is mortgaged, one of the
				  references shall be from the mortgage-holding institution or person.
(vi) Providing the AAA with a report from a
				  physical examination which occurred no more than 6 months before the date the
				  AAA conducts the application process. The examination shall be performed by a
				  licensed physician and shall state that the prospective provider is physically
				  able to care for adults with difficulties in independent living and that the
				  provider is free from communicable disease or a medical condition that would
				  endanger clients. This physical examination shall include a test for
				  tuberculosis which may be either a chest x-ray or a tuberculin test. A physical
				  examination is required every 2 years thereafter, or at the request of the AAA.
				  At the determination of the AAA, other persons working or residing in the home
				  may be required to furnish verification of a physical examination by a licensed
				  physician which states that the person is physically able to care for adults
				  with difficulties in independent living and is free from communicable
				  disease.
(vii) Providing the AAA
				  with a signed statement verifying that the prospective provider has never been
				  convicted of a crime involving assaultive behavior or moral
				  turpitude.
(viii) Providing the AAA
				  with proof that the prospective home has a current, valid insurance policy
				  which would be adequate for the protection of providers in the event of a
				  client's accident, injury or property damage.
(ix) Furnishing the AAA with a statement from
				  the owner that the owner approves of the use of the home for providing
				  domiciliary care services, when the prospective home is rented, and that the
				  use of the home for domiciliary care services would not be in violation of
				  factors-that is, zoning, health and safety-set forth in §
											21.27(3) 
				  (relating to domiciliary care home certification and recertification
				  standards).