Texas HCSSA 16-Hour First Year Package for New Administrators

This package meets additional 16 clock hours of educational training that a first-time administrator and alternate administrator must complete before the end of the first 12 months after designation to the position as outlined in Ch. 558.259 d of The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS).

This HCCSA bundle contains 16.0 hours of CE to meet the required criteria and includes Home Health and OASIS D-1, affirmative action, cultural competence, HH Conditions of Participation, Survey Protocols and Interpretive Guidelines (G-Tags), infection control, legal aspects of documentation in home care, Completing the CMS-485, HIPAA, corporate compliance for home health managers, nutrition, abuse, preventing medical errors, emergencies and other management and care topics.

Disclaimer: This package contains 16.0 hours of CE to meet the topics criteria.

• Advance Directives
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Completing the CMS-485
• Corporate Compliance for Home Health Managers
• Cultural Competence in Home Care
• HH Conditions of Participation, Survey Protocols and Interpretive Guidelines (G-Tags)
• Home Health Care OASIS-D1
• Home Health Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
• Infection Control and Prevention
• Introduction to HIPAA for HH Managers
• Legal Aspects of Home Care Documentation
• Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life
• Patient Rights: Home Care and Hospice
• Preventing Medical Errors and Adverse Events
• Preventing, Recognizing, and Reporting Abuse
• Protecting Patient Rights in Home Health
• Recognizing and Preventing Domestic Violence
• Root Cause Analysis
• Sharps Injury Prevention and Response
• Workplace Emergencies and Natural Disasters: An Overview