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) Completion of the training requirements that were in effect on the date they were hired including requirements described in 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, chapter 74.39A RCW. 10-16-082, § 388-76-10135, filed 7/30/10, effective 1/1/11. 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.]