CMS 1135 Waivers to Enhance Workforce Staff
Strategies to Implement Temporary Waivers and Enhance Workforce
CMS Waivers for Education and Training April 2020
Competency Checklists:
Use the provided checklists or facility checklists through your NATP or Paid Feeding Assistant Programs
Feeding Assistant Program:
- Can be used for current ancillary staff and new staff temporary staff
- Post-test is included
- Utilize competencies demonstration checklists
- Click: Temporary Feeding Assistant Skills Competency Checklist
- Click to Register: One Hour On-Line Feeding Assistant Program
Temporary Nurse Aid Program
- Can be used for current non-CNA or new temporary nurse aid staff
- 8-hour online course: additional time for competency demonstration
- Click: Certified Nursing Assistant: Competency Skills Evaluation
- Click to Register: Temporary Nurse Aid Program
AHCA How to Create an Account and Register
Step 1:
- Click the orange LOG IN button in the upper left hand corner
- Use your user name and password that you would use for LTC Trend Tracker or the AHCA NCAL website
- The username will be your email address. Please use the one you used when you signed up for past AHCA/NCAL events, online materials
- If you are new, click the CREATE ACCOUNT button
- If you are not sure you have an account or may have forgotten your password, please click here
- Please follow the prompts to retrieving your password
Step 2:
- After clicking, create account– you will be redirected to this page
- Please fill in all information on the page
- AHCA/ NCAL Members – *Please note* you must add your member facility name to your login
Step 3:
- When you reach identify my company field, locate your company by name or zip code
- Once you find your company you will click on it and hit save. Below is an example only. Please make sure to enter your facility
- Non-members if you do not see your company listed, please email educate@ahca.org or update@ahca.org for help
Step 4:
- Save this company to your profile. Then you will be able to establish a new password and voila!
- You now have an established AHCA/NCAL account
Step 5:
HOW TO REGISTER
- For this demonstration, let’s go to Webinars- Upcoming Live
- On the “upcoming webinars” page go to a product in which you are interested. Click the green REGISTER button
- Or click the title of the webinar and you will be redirected to the page where you can view the overview, handouts or resources associated with that product. You can also click REGISTER in the upper right-hand corner. The content will be available in your dashboard
Step 6:
ALMOST THERE!
- If the resource you are trying to access is a paid-for product, fill out the registration details and voila! The products are yours to use and can be found on your dashboard
- Need further help? Email us at educate@ahca.org
- We’ll walk you through it