WAC 388-76-10135   Qualifications--Caregiver.  The adult family home must ensure each caregiver has the following minimum qualifications:

     (1) Be eighteen years of age or older;

     (2) Have a clear understanding of the caregiver job responsibilities and knowledge of each resident's negotiated care plan to provide care specific to the needs of each resident;

     (3) Have basic communication skills to:

     (a) Be able to communicate or make provisions to communicate with the resident in his or her primary language;

     (b) Understand and speak English well enough to:

     (i) Respond appropriately to emergency situations; and

     (ii) Read, understand and implement resident negotiated care plans.

     (4) Meet the department's training requirements of chapter 388-112 WAC;

     (5) Have no criminal convictions listed in RCW 43.43.830 or 43.43.842 or state or federal findings of abandonment, abuse, neglect or financial exploitation;

     (6) Have a current valid first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) card or certificate as required in chapter 388-112 WAC; and

     (7) Have tuberculosis screening to establish tuberculosis status per this chapter.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040 and chapters 70.128 and 74.34 RCW. 07-21-080, § 388-76-10135, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]