Section DHS 83.24 - Exemptions(1) EXEMPTIONS FOR COMPLETED TRAINING. Employees who have completed department-approved training in standard precautions, fire safety, first aid and choking, and medication administration and management prior to or on April 1, 2009, or who receive such training within one year after April 1, 2009, shall be exempt from the training specified under s. DHS 83.20 (2).(2) GENERAL EXEMPTIONS. A practitioner, licensed pharmacist, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse is exempt from training specified in ss. DHS 83.20 (2) (a), (c) and (d), 83.21 and 83.22.(3) EXEMPTIONS FROM STANDARD PRECAUTIONS TRAINING. Except as stated in subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from training in standard precautions: (a) Emergency medical services practitioners.(b) Employees who can provide documentation that they have had training from a regulated health care entity in the practice of standard precautions within the previous year.(c) A nurse aide certified after 1999 and in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.(4) EXEMPTIONS FROM FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. Except as stated under sub. (1), firefighters are exempt from training in fire safety.(5) EXEMPTIONS FROM FIRST AID AND CHOKING TRAINING. Except as stated in subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from training in first aid and choking:(a) Emergency medical technicians.(b) Student nurses who have successfully completed related training.(6) EXEMPTIONS FROM MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING. Except as stated under subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from medication administration and management training:(a) Nurse aides who have completed a medication aide training program and are in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.(b) Student nurses currently enrolled in a nursing program that has successfully completed a medication administration course.(c) Other licensed health care persons whose licensure and scope of practice allows medication administration. Note: See ch. DHS 129 for medication aide training standards.
(7) EXEMPTIONS FROM CLIENT GROUP TRAINING, RESIDENT RIGHTS TRAINING, AND CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR TRAINING. Except as specified under subs. (1) and (2), all of the following individuals are exempt from client group training, resident rights training and challenging behavior training:(a) Licensed nursing home administrators.(b) Substance abuse counselors as defined under s. SPS 160.02 (26).(c) Employees with a degree in social work, psychology or a similar human services field.(d) Student nurses who have successfully completed related courses.(e) A nurse aide in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.(8) EXEMPTION FROM PROVISION OF PERSONAL CARE TRAINING. A nurse aide in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry is exempt from provision of personal care training.(9) EXEMPTIONS FROM ASSESSMENT AND INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PLAN DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. Except under subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from assessment and individual service plan development training:(a) Licensed nursing home administrators.(b) Substance abuse counselors as defined under s. SPS 160.02 (26).(c) Employees with a degree in social work, psychology or a similar human services field.(d) Student nurses who have successfully completed related courses.(10) EXEMPTIONS FROM DIETARY TRAINING. Except under subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from training in determining dietary needs, menu planning, food preparation and sanitation: (a) Registered dietitians.(b) Employees whose only responsibility is delivering meals.(c) Employees who have completed an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts.(d) A certified dietary manager.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 83.24
CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09; correction in (7) (b), (9) (b) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.Amended by, CR 23-046: am. (3) (a) Register April 29 No. 820, eff. 5/1/2024