Missouri HHA Requirements

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How To Become a HHA in Missouri

Missouri does not require more than the minimum federal training standards to be employed as a home health aide (HHA) by a Medicare-certified home health agency.

In Missouri, HHA training programs need to be at least 75 hours; read the details below!

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In order to receive your home health aide certificate in Missouri you need to follow the minimum [federal] home health aide education requirements.

Missouri HHA training programs must consist of:

  • at least seventy-five (75) hours of training
    • which needs to include at least sixteen (16) hours of clinical training
  • plus, there is a requirement to complete twelve (12) hours of continuing education for every twelve (12) months

In Missouri the homecare worker’s primary function is to provide personal healthcare and related services in the client’s place of residence; they work with patients by assisting them, monitoring their environment for cleanliness as well as providing a safe haven from loneliness.


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Missouri HHA Resources

Here’s the federal code Section 484.80 Missouri follows.