272 CMR 3.00: Privileges, Scope of Practice and Responsibilities of a Certified Community Health Worker
Document outlines the privileges, scope of practice, and responsibilities of a certified CHW.
272 CMR 4.00: Certification as a Community Health Worker
The purpose of 272 CMR 4.00 is to specify the qualifications for Certified Community Health Workers and the process for obtaining and renewing such certification.
272 CMR 5.00: Community Health Worker Training and Education Programs
The purpose of 272 CMR 5.00 is to establish minimum standards for Board approval of Community Health Worker Education and Training Programs and to establish the procedure for obtaining approved status.
272 CMR 7.00: Continuing Education
The purpose of 272 CMR 7.00 is to specify the continuing education requirements for Certified Community Health Workers.
272 CMR 8.00: Professional and Ethical Standards of Conduct for Certified Community Health Workers
272 CMR 8.00 defines the standards of conduct for all Certified Community Health Workers certified by the Board of Certification of Community Health Workers.
Issues and Questions about Certification – CHW input from MACHW annual meeting
Input from MACHW Annual meeting regarding issues and questions raised about certification of CHWs.
Recruitment Recommendations
The ME CHW Initiative has developed its own working definition of a Community Health Worker tied to the core roles that a CHW may serve within their place of employment. The stakeholder group has helped inform this guidance through contributions, edits and discussion. This document is intended to be helpful to the CHW Pilot Projects […]
Highlighted Best Practices and Insights from Community Health Worker (CHW) Literature Review
The following highlighted best practices are based upon a literature of recent CHW cost-effectiveness research. The purpose is to draw out CHW program elements that have been found important to success and, where available, to cost-efficacy. It should be noted that the research, particularly in the United States, is only recently emerging. Most of what […]
CHW Core Competency Recommendations
Core competency recommendations including a rationale for why each competency is important and the abilities that each competency includes.
Sustainable Financing Models for Community Health Worker Services in Maine
This report provides examples demonstrating how to apply findings from published literature to construct evidenced-based, cost-effective CHW interventions in Maine. It then recommends steps stakeholders could take to promote sustainable financing for CHW services.