Section 388-829-0015 - What training is required for individuals hired or contracted to work in DDA community residential settings as a direct support professional (DSP) or ISS staff on or after January 1, 2016?(1) Required training for individuals hired or contracted to work in DDA community residential settings as a direct support professional or ISS staff on or after January 1, 2016, consists of: (a) Five hours of orientation and safety training as described in WAC 388-829-0045 prior to providing client care or support;(b) Seventy hours of basic training as described in WAC 388-829-0050 must be completed within 120 days of date of hire;(c) First aid training, which must be completed no more than 60 days after date of hire and kept current;(d) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which must be completed no more than 60 days after the date of hire and kept current;(e) Bloodborne pathogen training, which must be completed in accordance WAC 296-823-120 and renewed annually; and(f) Continuing education under WAC 388-829-0085.(2) Beginning February 1, 2024, direct support professionals and ISS staff must complete CPR training that meets occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) guidelines for hands-on skills development. For an employee hired before February 1, 2024, who is CPR-certified but did not participate in hands-on skills development, the employee must complete CPR training in accordance with OSHA guidelines no later than December 1, 2024, regardless of when the certification expires.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-829-0015
Adopted by WSR 15-20-045, Filed 9/29/2015, effective 1/1/2016Amended by WSR 17-14-090, Filed 6/30/2017, effective 8/1/2017Amended byWSR 24-20-038, Filed 9/24/2024, effective 10/25/2024Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.