Maine HHA Requirements

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Maine requires more than the minimum federal training standards to be employed as a home health aide (HHA) by a Medicare-certified home health agency.

maine hha requirements

In order to receive your home health aide certificate in Maine you need to follow their specific home health aide education requirements.

HHA training programs must consist of:

  • at least one-hundred-eighty (180) hours of training
    • which needs to include at least seventy (70) hours of clinical training


Search for FREE HHA Training in Maine

Best kept secret? Free HHA training is available in Maine! The demand is great for home health aides and agencies are offering free training classes; below is an example – be working and making money as a HHA in just weeks!

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NOTE: A home health aide in Maine needs to be a certified nursing aide (CNA); you must complete the CNA training and pass the competency exam.


Maine HHA Resources

Here’s our search tool to find Maine HHA agencies and FREE training classes near you!

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