Section 388-112A-1100 - What are the requirements for an assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family home to conduct orientation, safety, basic, on-the-job, continuing education, or specialty training?(1) An assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family home provider may conduct orientation, safety, basic, on-the-job, continuing education, and specialty trainings if the provider: (a) Verifies, documents using the department's attestation process, keeps on file, and makes available to the department upon re-quest that all instructors meet the minimum instructor qualifications in WAC 388-112A-1230 through 388-112A-1295 for the course they plan to teach;(b) Teaches using a complete DSHS developed or approved curriculum;(c) Notifies DSHS in writing of the provider's intent to conduct staff training prior to providing the provider's first training and when changing training plans, including: (ii) Name of training(s) the provider will conduct;(iii) Name of approved curriculum the provider will use;(iv) Name of lead instructor and instructor's past employment in assisted living facility or adult family homes; and(v) Whether the provider will train only the provider's staff or also other providers and if the provider will train staff outside the home or corporation, the instructor must become a DSHS contracted community instructor;(d) Ensures that DSHS competency tests are administered as required under this chapter and referenced in department instructor guides and instructor policies distributed at the time of course approval;(e) Provides a certificate or transcript of completion of training to all staff that successfully complete the entire course;(f) Keeps electronic or paper copies of long-term care worker certificates on file for six years and gives the original certificate to the student;(g) Reports training data to DSHS when requested by the department;(2) The department may conduct a random audit at any time to review training and instructor qualifications.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-112A-1100
Adopted by WSR 17-22-036, Filed 10/24/2017, effective 11/24/2017