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Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department ofDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICESChapter 388-829 - Community residential service business training requirements
Section SECTION III - ORIENTATION AND SAFETY
Section 388-829-0086 - When must a direct support professional employed during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training, including specialty training?

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-829-0086

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Section 388-829-0086 - When must a direct support professional employed during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training, including specialty training?
(1) A direct support professional employed during the COVID-19 public health emergency must complete training, including specialty training, as follows:

Worker hired during the time frame of:

Must complete 75-hour new employee training no later than:

8/17/2019 to 9/30/2020

10/31/2022

10/1/2020 to 4/30/2021

1/31/2023

5/1/2021 to 3/31/2022

4/30/2023

4/1/2022 to 9/30/2022

8/31/2023

10/1/2022 to 12/31/2022 or the end of the COVID-19 training waivers established by gubernatorial proclamation, whichever is later

9/30/2023 or no more than 120 days after the end of the COVID-19 training waivers established by gubernatorial proclamation, whichever is later

After the end of the COVID-19 training waivers established by gubernatorial proclamation or beginning 1/1/2023, whichever is later

As required under WAC 388-829-0015

(2) Nothing in this section prevents a direct support professional hired between 8/17/2019 and 9/30/2022 from completing training in advance of the deadlines in subsection (1) of this section.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-829-0086

Adopted by WSR 22-14-062, Filed 6/29/2022, effective 7/30/2022