Understand training requirements for Alaska
Caregiving roles in Alaska
- Personal Care Assistants (PCAs)
- Direct Service Workers (DSWs)
- Home Health Aides (HHAs)
- Private-Pay Caregivers
Number of hours to meet the requirement for initial onboarding training
- Private-Pay Caregiver: No specific initial training requirements as there are no regulations for private-pay caregivers.
- Personal Care Assistants/Direct Service Workers (PCS-CFC): Topic-specific training, with competency evaluation required prior to independently providing services.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): CareAcademy cannot provide this training as it requires CNA certification and must be in-class only.
Number of hours to meet the requirement for annual training
- Private-Pay Caregiver: No annual training requirements for private-pay caregivers in Alaska.
- Personal Care Assistants/Direct Service Workers (PCS-CFC): Annual training may include role-specific and client-specific upskilling, but CPR and First Aid certification renewal is required. CareAcademy can provide supplemental training in these areas but cannot provide certification renewals for CPR or First Aid.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): Continuing education is required annually, and CareAcademy can offer supplemental training. However, CareAcademy cannot provide the required in-class training or certification.
Caregivers can get the following training through CareAcademy
- Private-Pay Caregiver: CareAcademy can provide initial training and continuing education as needed, although no state-mandated training requirements exist.
- Personal Care Assistants/Direct Service Workers (PCS-CFC): CareAcademy can offer topic-specific initial training as required, but certification renewals in CPR and First Aid are not provided.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): CareAcademy cannot provide the initial training for HHAs, as it requires in-class instruction or CNA certification.
What do you need to know about caregiver training requirements?
In Alaska, Personal Care Assistants and Direct Service Workers are required to complete topic-specific training with a competency evaluation before independently providing services. Annual training is required for upskilling, but certification renewals for CPR and First Aid must be handled separately by an approved instructor, such as those from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. CareAcademy does not offer CPR or First Aid certification renewals or restrictive intervention training.
Private-Pay Caregivers have no specific training requirements in Alaska. However, CareAcademy can provide initial training and supplemental annual education for any client-specific needs.
Private-Pay Caregivers have no specific training requirements in Alaska. However, CareAcademy can provide initial training and supplemental annual education for any client-specific needs.
Personal Care Assistants/Direct Service Workers: Topic-specific training with competency evaluation required.
Private-Pay Caregiver: No state-mandated training requirements, but CareAcademy can provide training as needed.
Home Health Aide: No initial training available through CareAcademy due to state requirements for CNA certification and in-class instruction. Continuing education is available.
Important to know
Licensing authorities
Personal Care Assistants
Regulated by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Senior and Disability Services under regulation 7 AAC 125 090 and the PCS/CFC Provider Manual.
Private-Pay Caregiver
No specific regulations in Alaska for private-pay caregivers.
Home Health Aide
Regulated by the Alaska Administrative Code, Title 7, 12.519. CareAcademy cannot provide in-class certification training for HHAs.
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