Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 35 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 46 - REGULATIONS FOR CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES › Part II - Administration › Section 12VAC35-46-310 - Staff development

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Required
				  initial training.
1. Within seven days
				  following their begin date, each staff member responsible for supervision of
				  children shall receive basic orientation to the facility's behavior
				  intervention policies, procedures, and techniques regarding less restrictive
				  interventions, timeout, and physical restraint.
2. Within 14 days following an individual's
				  begin date, and before an individual is alone supervising children, the
				  provider shall conduct emergency preparedness and response training that shall
				  include:
a. Alerting emergency personnel and
				  sounding alarms;
b. Implementing
				  evacuation procedures, including evacuation of residents with special needs
				  (i.e., deaf, blind, nonambulatory);
c. Using, maintaining, and operating
				  emergency equipment;
d. Accessing
				  emergency information for residents including medical information;
				  and
e. Utilizing community support
				  services.
3. Within 14
				  days following their begin date, new employees, employees transferring from
				  other facilities operated by the same provider, relief staff, volunteers, and
				  students/interns shall be given orientation and training regarding:
a. The objectives of the facility;
b. Practices of confidentiality;
c. The decision-making plan;
d. These regulations including the prohibited
				  actions as outlined in this regulation; and
e. Other policies and procedures that are
				  applicable to their positions, duties, and responsibilities.
4. Within 30 days following their
				  begin date, all staff working with residents shall be enrolled in a standard
				  first aid class and in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation class facilitated by the
				  American Red Cross or other recognized authority, unless the individual is
				  currently certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
5. Within 30 days following their begin date,
				  all staff working with residents shall be trained in child abuse and neglect,
				  mandatory reporting, maintaining appropriate professional relationships, and
				  interaction among staff and residents, and suicide prevention.
6. Within 30 days following their begin date,
				  all staff shall be trained on the facility's policies and procedures regarding
				  standard precautions.
7. Within 30
				  days following their begin date, all staff shall be trained on appropriate
				  siting of children's residential facilities, and good neighbor policies and
				  community relations.
8. Before
				  administering medication, all staff responsible for medication administration
				  shall have successfully completed a medication training program approved by the
				  Board of Nursing or be licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer
				  medications.
9. All staff shall be
				  trained in any area of quality improvement as identified from the results of
				  the quality improvement plan.