[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR483.160]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 483_REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES--Table 

of Contents

 

 Subpart D_Requirements That Must Be Met by States and State Agencies: 

    Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation, and Paid Feeding 

                               Assistants

 

Sec. 483.160  Requirements for training of paid feeding assistants.



    (a) Minimum training course contents. A State-approved training 

course for paid feeding assistants must include, at a minimum, 8 hours 

of training in the following:

    (1) Feeding techniques.

    (2) Assistance with feeding and hydration.

    (3) Communication and interpersonal skills.

    (4) Appropriate responses to resident behavior.

    (5) Safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich 

maneuver.

    (6) Infection control.

    (7) Resident rights.

    (8) Recognizing changes in residents that are inconsistent with 

their normal behavior and the importance of reporting those changes to 

the supervisory nurse.

    (b) Maintenance of records. A facility must maintain a record of all 

individuals, used by the facility as feeding assistants, who have 

successfully completed the training course for paid feeding assistants.



[68 FR 55539, Sept. 26, 2003]