Trainings / PCA 6-Hour In-Service
PCA 6-Hour Annual In-Service
Six hours of in-service education for personal care aides, organized into two 3-hour sessions so each half of the training year is covered, as New York requires.
The New York rule. Personal care aides must complete 6 hours of in-service education every year, given as 3 hours in each half of the year. G Career opens the second session automatically halfway through each aide's training year.
10 NYCRR 766.11 · 18 NYCRR 505.14(e) · DOH Dear Administrator Letters DHCBS 17-01 and 21-09
The two sessions
Session 1 · first half of the year · 3 hours
- P-1Infection Control, Standard Precautions and Bloodborne Pathogens1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
- P-2Patient Rights, Confidentiality and Abuse/Neglect Reporting1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
- P-3Home Safety, Fall Prevention and Emergency Preparedness1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
Session 2 · second half of the year · 3 hours
- P-4Body Mechanics, Safe Transfers and Ambulation1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
- P-5Caring for Clients with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
- P-6Observing and Reporting Changes; Nutrition and Hydration1 hour · 10-question test · 6 learning objectives
How the sessions are scheduled
If your agency uses the calendar year, Session 1 can be completed any time and Session 2 opens on July 1. If you use each aide's hire anniversary, Session 2 opens six months after the start of that aide's training year.
The aide uses the same private link for both sessions. When Session 2 opens, they receive a reminder by email.