Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 501 - Law Enforcement Academy › Chapter 9 - Jailer Training › Rule 501-9.1 - Jailer Training

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Basic
			 training.
All jail administrators shall meet the following
			 requirements within six months of appointment. Jailers shall meet the following
			 requirements within one year of employment or assignment:
a. Successful completion of a 40-hour
			 training program approved by the academy or the National Sheriffs' Association
			 correspondence course. Either course must be appropriately documented to
			 reflect course content, length of session, and instructor(s). All instructors
			 presenting in the 40-hour training program shall be certified by academy
			 personnel utilizing certification standards adopted by the academy (rule
			 501-4.1 (80B,80D)). It shall be the responsibility of the training program
			 administrator to make certain all instructors are certified and the training
			 program is approved.
b. Approved
			 40-hour training program curriculums shall include the following topics:
(1) Suicide prevention/mental illness
			 (201-paragraph 50.15(6)
"c"
).
(2) Prison rape elimination act (PREA) (Title
			  42 U.S.C. 147).
(3) Bloodborne
			 pathogens (OSHA standard as set out in CFR Part 1910.1030(g)(2)).
(4) Legal: training topics in paragraphs "1"
			 through "5" below must include references to the Iowa Code, jail standards and
			 relevant case law.
1. Grievance and
			 disciplinary procedures (201-subrule 50.21(4)).
2. Constitutional rights of inmates
			 (201-Chapter 50).
3. Introduction
			 to Iowa criminal law as applicable to a jail setting (201-Chapter
			 50).
4. Affirmative duty to
			 intervene/intercede.
5. Use of
			 force (Iowa Code sections 704.1, 704.2, 704.2A, 704.2B, 704.8) .
(5) Cultural diversity including
			 implicit bias (Iowa Code section 80B.11G) .
(6) Communication skills including
			 de-escalation (Iowa Code section 80B.11G) .
(7) Methods of restraining violent
			 inmates.
(8) Medical screening at
			 intake (201-subrule 50.15(6)).
(9)
			 Supervision of inmates.
(10) Report
			 writing.
(11) DNA
			 submissions.
(12)
			 Fingerprinting.
(13) Medication
			 management (201-subrule 50.15(2)).
(14) Security procedures/cell and area
			 searches.
(15) Jail standards
			 (201-Chapter 50).
(16) Juveniles in
			 custody.
c. First aid and
			 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
(1) The
			 individual shall hold a current course completion card in CPR, automated
			 external defibrillator (AED) and foreign body airway obstruction for adults
			 according to national standards defined by the International Liaison Committee
			 on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and recognized by the Iowa law enforcement
			 academy.
(2) The individual shall
			 be trained in first aid according to national standards recognized by the Iowa
			 law enforcement academy or shall hold certification as an Iowa law enforcement
			 emergency care provider (ILEECP), emergency medical responder, licensed
			 practical nurse, registered nurse, or medical practitioner or hold other
			 similar certification in the state of Iowa.
(3) All certification or licensure required
			 by this rule must thereafter be maintained current according to the standards
			 of the certifying or licensing agency.