Understand training requirements for Tennessee

Caregiving roles in Tennessee

  • Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs)
  • Home Health Aides (HHAs).

Number of hours to meet the requirement for initial onboarding training

  • Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs): Personal Support Service Workers must complete topic-specific initial training within 30 days of hire.

  • Home Health Aides (HHAs): Home Health Aides must complete 75 hours of initial training, including 59 hours of topic-specific training and 16 hours of practical training. This training must be completed prior to providing services independently.

 

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Number of hours to meet the requirement for annual training

  • Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs):There are no specified annual training requirements for private-pay PSSWs. Public-pay PSSWs must comply with the training set by Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).

  • Home Health Aides (HHAs): Home Health Aides must complete 12 hours of continuing education annually.

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Caregivers can get the following training through CareAcademy

  • Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs): Initial training and continuing education options available through CareAcademy.
  • Home Health Aides (HHAs): Initial training (75 hours) and continuing education (12 hours) options available through CareAcademy.
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 Tennessee are sometimes required to be licensed, though not always. The different Agency license types in Tennessee include:

Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs): Agencies contract with MCOs and AAAs to provide public-pay services.
Home Health Aides (HHAs): Work under Home Health Agencies, which must be licensed by the Tennessee Department of Health.

Licensing authorities

Personal Support Service Workers (PSSWs)

Licensing authorities include the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Department of Developmental Disabilities, and the Office on Aging.

Home Health Aides (HHAs)

Licensing authority is the Tennessee Department of Health, specifically the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities.

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