WAC 388-112-0165   Who is required to complete caregiver specialty training, and when?  Adult family homes

     If an adult family home serves one or more residents with special needs, all caregivers must receive training regarding the specialty needs of individual residents in the home. The provider or resident manager knowledgeable about the specialty area may provide this training.

     Boarding homes

     If a boarding home serves one or more residents with special needs, caregivers must complete caregiver specialty training and demonstrate competency.

     (1) If the caregiver specialty training is integrated with basic training, caregivers must complete the caregiver specialty training within one hundred twenty days of when they begin providing hands-on personal care to a resident having special needs or within one hundred twenty days of September 1, 2002, whichever is later.

     (2) If the caregiver specialty training is not integrated with basic training, caregivers must complete the relevant caregiver specialty training within ninety days of completing basic training.

     (3) Until competency in the caregiver specialty has been demonstrated, caregivers may not provide hands-on personal care to a resident with special needs without direct supervision



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. 02-15-065, § 388-112-0165, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]