Understand training requirements for Montana
Caregiving roles in Montana
- Private-Pay Caregiver
- Personal Care Attendant (Medicaid)
- Home Health Aide (HHA)
Number of hours to meet the requirement for initial onboarding training
- Private-Pay Caregiver: Private-pay caregivers are not regulated in Montana, so there are no state-specific training requirements. However, CareAcademy can provide training to private-pay caregivers.
- Personal Care Attendant (Medicaid): The initial training for Personal Care Attendants is 16 hours. This must be completed prior to providing services. CareAcademy meets the topic requirement with 8 hours of training and recommends an additional 8 hours that agencies can customize to suit specific caregiver and client needs.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): Home Health Aides in Montana are required to have CNA certification, and CareAcademy cannot provide the initial training.
Number of hours to meet the requirement for annual training
- Private-Pay Caregiver: Continuing education for private-pay caregivers is not regulated by the state, but CareAcademy can offer this training.
- Personal Care Attendant (Medicaid): Continuing education for Personal Care Attendants requires 8 hours annually. CareAcademy can offer this training.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): Home Health Aides are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education annually to meet federal requirements. CareAcademy can offer this training.
Caregivers can get the following training through CareAcademy
- Private-Pay Caregiver: CareAcademy can provide both initial and continuing education training for private-pay caregivers.
- Personal Care Attendant (Medicaid): CareAcademy can provide both initial and continuing education training for Personal Care Attendants.
- Home Health Aide (HHA): CareAcademy cannot provide the initial training (CNA certification is required), but we can provide the annual continuing education training.
Important to know
Licensing authorities
Private-Pay Caregiver
Not regulated by the state.
Personal Care Attendant (Medicaid)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
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