Wisconsin's Feeding Assistant Program

BQA memo 04-008, "Wisconsin's Feeding Assistant Program Requirements."

DQA memo 08-021, "Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Program Update."

Introduction:

On September 26, 2003, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for paid feeding assistants (exit DHFS; PDF).

With this federal rule revision, long term care facilities are now allowed to employ trained individuals to assist residents with eating and drinking.

The Department has established the requirements for Wisconsin’s Feeding Assistant Program with the input of the Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Program Workgroup, including representatives from:

• For-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes
• Workforce associations
• The Board on Aging and Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
• The Department of Public Instruction
• The Department of Workforce Development
• The Wisconsin Technical College System

Feeding Assistants:

• Feeding Assistant Definition
• Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Requirements
• Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Employment Requirements
• Current Single Task Worker Grandparenting Policy
• Caregiver Misconduct Reporting Requirements
• Program Record Retention Requirements

Feeding Assistant Training Programs:

• Standardized Feeding Assistant Curriculum
• Successful Training Program Completion
• Qualified Instructor
• Feeding Assistant Training Program Approval Process
• Approved Feeding Assistant Training Program - Substantial Changes, Annual Report
• Training Program Suspension or Termination and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) Prohibition
• Appeals of Department Actions

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Last Revised: June 30, 2008