Traditional PCA
If you are getting traditional PCA services, the qualified professional will visit your home:
- Within the first seven days to orient and train new, regularly scheduled PCAs (these first two visits may be combined)
- Within the first 14 days to evaluate new PCAs (these first two visits may be combined)
- Every 60 days to evaluate 16 and 17-year-old PCAs
- Every 90 days to oversee the delivery of PCA services, during the first year of service
- Every 120 days to oversee the delivery of PCA services, after the first year of service
- Every 180 days, at the shared services site, if you are using shared services.
PCA Choice
If you are using the PCA Choice option the QP will visit your home:
- Every 180 days
- Every sixty days to evaluate 16 and 17 year old PCAs
- Every 180 days, at the shared services site, if you are using shared services.
After 180 days of service, the qualified professional may alternate face-to-face visits with telephone or web visits with you and your responsible party to oversee the delivery of PCA services.
For more information, see Qualified Professional Activities and Timelines DHS-4691 (PDF).