SPD-AR-13-013 - DHS home

Guidance to assist in defining PSW Duties & Services
Personal Support Worker (PSW) duties that are subject to the requirements of HB3618 and the SEIU collective
bargaining agreement are those services that provide “… assistance with activities of daily living, activities of
community inclusion and self‐management.” Specifically defined in the HCW/SEIU bargaining agreement as:
• “Activities of daily living” includes but is not limited to the following:
(a) Bathing and personal hygiene;
(b) Dressing and grooming;
(c) Eating;
(d) Mobility;
(e) Bowel and bladder management; and
(f) Cognition
• “Activities of community inclusion” includes but is not limited to volunteer activities, employment,
development of community life skills and participation in social and recreational community events.
• “Self‐management” includes but is not limited to the following activities, other than activities of daily
living, required by an individual to continue living independently in the individual’s own home:
(a) Medication and oxygen management;
(b) Transportation;
(c) Meal preparation;
(d) Shopping; and
(e) Client‐focused general household work.
It was further clarified in the CBA process that these PSW services were to be “ongoing” and not short‐term or
time limited in duration. This means that ongoing services would be services and/or supports which are occurring
consistently and regularly throughout the life of the client’s service plan. Attached is a matrix of examples for
each service type by CPMS service expenditure code to assist in making this distinction.
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