Chapter C2 – Article 10. CHA Supervision and Scope of Practice Prior to Certification

Sec. C2.10.100. Supervision of Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners.

1. A community health aide or community health practitioner may practice only under supervision and day-to-day direction as described in 20.100 (h) [CHA general requirements].
2. A community health aide or community health practitioner may practice only under the medical supervision of a licensed physician as described in Sec. C1.20.100(h)(2) [CHA general requirements].

Sec. C2.10.200. Scope of Practice Prior to Certification as Community Health Aide I.

1. Minimum Requirements.
   1. A person who satisfies the requirements of subsection C2.10.200(b) [scope of practice prior to certification as CHA I; employment] may perform services of a certified community health aide I prior to being certified under section C1.20.100 [CHA general requirements] and C2.20.100 [CHA I training and education requirements], provided the person is actively engaged in the process of meeting the requirements under section C2.20.100 [CHA I training and education requirements] through C2.20.110 [CHA I competencies] to become certified as a community health aide I; and
   2. A person who satisfies the requirements of subsection C2.10.200(b) [scope of practice prior to certification as CHA I; employment] who has submitted an application for certification as a community health aide I may begin training to become certified as a community health aide II and perform services necessary to satisfy the requirements of subsection C2.20.200(d) [CHA II training and education requirements; field training requirements] pending action on the community health aide I application.
2. To be eligible to perform services under subsection C2.10.200(a) [scope of practice prior to certification as CHA I; minimum requirements], the person must:
   1. be employed by the Indian Health Service or a tribe or tribal health organization operating a community health aide program in Alaska under the ISDEAA;
   2. provide only those services for which the person has been trained and has demonstrated successful performance; and
   3. practice as a community health aide only in compliance with the requirements in section C1.20.100 (h) [CHA general requirements; supervision and day-to-day direction].