Understand training requirements for Hawaii
Caregiving roles in Hawaii
- Homemaker
- Personal Care Aide (PCA)/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
- Home Health Aide (HHA)
Number of hours to meet the requirement for initial onboarding training
- Homemaker: Training must be topic-specific and completed prior to providing services. Homemaker services exclude financial management tasks such as balancing a checkbook.
- Personal Care Aide/CNA: All PCAs must be CNAs, requiring 100 hours of CNA training. CareAcademy does not offer CNA certification training. Training must be completed prior to providing services.
- Home Health Aide: HHAs in Hawaii must be CNAs, requiring completion of CNA training and passing a competency exam. CareAcademy does not offer CNA certification training.
Number of hours to meet the requirement for continuing education
- Homemaker: No specific requirements mentioned for annual training.
- Personal Care Aide/CNA: Agencies must provide annual in-service training, though the number of hours is not specified. CNAs must have worked for pay under a licensed nurse's supervision for at least 8 hours during the last 24-month certification period. Additional training requirements may include a 24-hour Competency Training course or 24 hours of Continuing Education Training if work experience occurred in a licensed healthcare setting outside of Medicaid/Medicare-approved facilities.
- Home Health Aide: 12 hours of annual continuing education are required to comply with Federal regulations. State regulations may also apply.
Caregivers can get the following training through CareAcademy
- Topic-specific initial training for Homemakers
- Continuing education for Personal Care Aides/CNAs
- Continuing education for Home Health Aides
What do you need to know about caregiver training requirements?
Caregiver training requirements are determined by the care setting in which they work. Care settings in Hawaii are sometimes required to be licensed, though not always. The different agency license types in Hawaii include: Licensed Home Care Agencies
Important to know
Licensing authorities
Homemaker
The licensing authority is the Department of Health, and regulations are outlined in Chapter 11-700-6. Training must be completed before providing services, and CareAcademy can offer this training.
Personal Care Aide/CNA
The licensing authority is the Department of Health, and regulations are specified under HAR 11-700 and 17-1445. CareAcademy does not offer CNA certification training but can provide continuing education.
Home Health Aide
Regulations are covered under Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 97, Section 1. Federal regulations require 12 hours of annual continuing education, which CareAcademy can provide.
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