WAC 388-112-0245   Who is required to complete continuing education training, and when?  Adult family homes

     (1) Adult family home providers (including entity representatives as defined under chapter 388-76 WAC), resident managers, and caregivers must complete ten hours of continuing education each calendar year (January 1 through December 31) after the year in which they successfully complete basic or modified basic training.

     (2) Continuing education must be on a topic relevant to the care setting and care needs of residents in adult family homes.

     (3) Continuing education must include 0.5 hours per year on safe food handling in adult family homes.

     Boarding homes

     (4) Boarding home administrators (or their designees) and caregivers must complete ten hours of continuing education each calendar year (January 1 through December 31) after the year in which they successfully complete basic or modified basic training. A boarding home administrator with a current nursing home administrator license is exempt from this requirement.

     (5) Continuing education must be on a topic relevant to the care setting and care needs of residents in boarding homes.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 70.128.230, and 2005 c 505. 06-01-046, § 388-112-0245, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. 02-15-066, § 388-112-0245, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]