Understand training requirements for Oregon
Caregiving roles in Oregon
- In-Home Caregiver
- Home Health Aide (HHA)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
Number of hours to meet the requirement for initial onboarding training
- In-Home Caregiver - 12 hours of which 4 hours of orientation are conducted by the agency administrator, administrator's designee, or administrator's delegate before independently providing services to clients and the other 8 hours of topic-specific training 2 hours must be obtained prior to a caregiver providing in-home care services and 6 hours may be obtained prior to providing in-home care services or after initial services through on-the-job training or other means within 120 days of hire
- Home Health Aides (HHAs) - 75 hours
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNAs) - 155 hours
Number of hours to meet the requirement for annual training
- In-Home Caregiver - 6 hours
- Home Health Aides (HHAs) - 12 hours
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNAs) - no annual training requirement for certification renewal. Must adhere to training requirements for the care setting in which they work.
Caregivers can get the following training through CareAcademy
- In-home Caregivers need to complete a state-approved training which CareAcademy offer.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNAs) are not required to take annual training. CareAcademy recommends CNAs take 12 hours annually for best practices which CareAcademy offers.
- Medication Administration Requirement - Oregon allows caregivers to offer some medication administration. They must take a topic-specific training through either an "Approved Entity" (aka training program) or a "Qualified Individual" (aka nurse, see definition below in Regulations). CareAcademy covers all topics required in our training solution, and we are currently approved as a Qualified Entity.
- Cultural Competency Requirement - Licensees must complete an average of at least one hour of cultural competency education per year during an audit period.
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 Oregon are required to be licensed in most cases. The different Agency license types in Oregon include: Home Care Agencies and Home Health Agencies
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