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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-71-0921 - What are the population specific competencies? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0921, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-71-0931 - What other methods of training may count towards the seventy hour basic training requirement? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0931, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › ON-THE-JOB TRAINING › Section 388-71-0932 - What is on-the-job training?

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(1)
				  Effective July 1, 2012, on-the-job training is a method of training where the
				  long-term care worker successfully demonstrates in the 70-hour home care aide
				  basic training, the core competencies for personal care or infection control
				  skills while working with a client on the job, instead of in a practice
				  training setting.
(2) A qualified
				  instructor as described in WAC
				  388-71-1055, provides on-the-job
				  training and directly observes, coaches, and reinforces skills training for up
				  to two long-term care workers at a time. The qualified instructor who provides
				  the on-the-job training:
(a) Need not be the
				  instructor who taught the core competency training; and
(b) May be the immediate supervisor in a home
				  care agency of the long-term care worker receiving this training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0936 - What is nurse delegation core training?

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(1) Nurse delegation core training is
				  required before certified or registered nursing assistants or certified home
				  care aides being may be delegated a nursing task.
(2) DSHS approves instructors for nurse
				  delegation core training.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0936, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0941 - What is nurse delegation specialized diabetes training?

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(1) Nurse
				  delegation specialized diabetes training is the required course for nursing
				  assistants, certified or registered, and certified home care aides who will be
				  delegated the task of insulin injections.
(2) DSHS approves the instructors for the
				  nurse delegation specialized diabetes training.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0941, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0946 - Who is required to complete the nurse delegation core training and nurse delegation specialized focus on diabetes training and by when?

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(1) Before
				  performing any delegated nursing task, long-term care workers must:
(a) Successfully complete the DSHS designated
				  nurse delegation core training, "nurse delegation for nursing assistants &
				  home care aides";
(b) Be one or
				  more of the following:
(i) Certified home
				  care aide under chapter 18.88B RCW;
(ii) Nursing assistant certified under
				  chapter 18.88A RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0951 - Who is required to complete the specialized diabetes nurse delegation training, and when? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0951, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0953 - May nurse delegation core and specialized diabetes training occur in the same year as the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training?

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Nurse delegation core and specialized diabetes training may
					 be required in the same year as basic training if delegated tasks need to be
					 performed. If completed within one hundred and twenty days of hire, the nurse
					 delegation core and specialized diabetes training hours may be applied towards
					 the population specific component of the seventy-hour long-term care worker
					 basic training.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0953, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0956 - Is competency testing required for the nurse delegation core training and specialized diabetes training?

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Passing the DSHS competency test is required for successful
					 completion of nurse delegation core training and specialized diabetes training,
					 as provided in WAC
					 388-71-1106 through
					 388-71-1130.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0956, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0958 - Is there a challenge test for nurse delegation core or specialized diabetes training?

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There is no challenge test for nurse delegation core or
					 specialized diabetes training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0961 - What knowledge and skills must nurse delegation core training include?

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Only the DSHS developed curriculum for nurse delegation
					 entitled, "nurse delegation for nursing assistants & home care aides,"
					 meets the training requirement for nurse delegation core training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-71-0962 - What knowledge and skills must nurse delegation specialized diabetes training include?

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Nurse delegation specialized diabetes training consists of
					 three modules on diabetes, insulin, and injections. Only the curriculum
					 developed by DSHS, "nurse delegation for nursing assistants: special focus on
					 diabetes," may be used for the nurse delegation specialized diabetes
					 training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 388-71-0970 - What documentation is required for completion of each training?

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(1) Orientation,
				  safety, basic training, including core and population specific, the 30-hour
				  training, the seven-hour parent provider training, on-the-job training,
				  continuing education, nurse delegation core and specialized diabetes training,
				  specialty and expanded specialty training, and adult education training must be
				  documented by a certificate, transcript, or proof of completion of training
				  issued by a qualified instructor or qualified training entity that includes:
(a) The name of the student;
(b) The title of the training as approved by
				  the department;
(c) For continuing
				  education the department assigned curriculum approval code;
(d) The number of hours of the
				  training;
(e) The name and
				  identification number of the training entity;
(f) The instructor's name;
(g) For core basic training and the 75-hour
				  certificate, the instructor's name and identification number;
(h) The instructor's signature or an
				  authorized signature from the training entity the qualified instructor is
				  training on behalf of; and
(i) The
				  completion date of the training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 388-71-0971 - Prior to hiring a long-term care worker, what training and certification requirements must be reviewed by the home care agency or department?

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Before hiring a long-term care worker, the home care agency
					 or the department acting on behalf of the client, as defined under
					 RCW
					 74.39A.009; or the consumer directed employer
					 under chapter 74.39A RCW; must review and verify the highest level of training
					 or certification achieved by the individual.
(1) When the individual is a home care aide
				  certified under chapter 18.88B RCW, the home care agency, CDE, or department
				  must:
(a) Verify that the individual's home
				  care aide certification is current and in good standing; and
(b) Confirm and document that the individual
				  is in compliance with continuing education as required under WACs 388-71-0990
				  and 388-71-0991 for the compliance year in which they are
				  hired.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 388-71-0973 - What documentation is required for a long-term care worker to apply for the home care aide certification or recertification?

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(1) Successful completion of the 70-hour home
				  care aide basic training, the two hours of orientation, and the three hours of
				  safety training (referred to collectively as the 75 hours of training) must be
				  documented on a DSHS approved 75-hour training certificate, transcript, or
				  proof of completion by an approved training entity verifying that a total of 75
				  hours of training have occurred.
(2) An approved training entity issuing and
				  signing a DSHS 75-hour training certificate must verify that the long-term care
				  worker has the certificates or transcript required documenting two hours of
				  DSHS-approved orientation, three hours of DSHS-approved safety training, and
				  the 70-hour home care aide basic training, as described in this chapter. When
				  applying to the department of health for home care aide certification, the
				  long-term care worker may only submit a 75-hour training certificate that has
				  been issued by the department or the training partnership.
(3) For annual home care aide
				  recertification, successful completion of 12 hours of DSHS-approved continuing
				  education training must be documented on a certificate(s) or transcript(s)
				  issued by a department approved training entity.
(4) The long-term care worker, certified home
				  care aide, and employer must retain any 12-hour continuing education training
				  certificates, transcripts, or other approved proof of completion as described
				  in WAC 388-71-0970(1)
				  as long as the worker is employed.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0973, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 388-71-0975 - Who is required to obtain certification as a home care aide, and by when?

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In order to be authorized to provide department paid
					 in-home services, all long-term care workers must obtain home care aide
					 certification as provided in chapter 246-980 WAC unless exempt for the 70-hour
					 basic training as described in WAC
					 388-71-0875.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0975, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 388-71-0977 - Once an individual is required to obtain certification as a home care aide, may that individual revert to exempt status?

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(1) If an individual is required to or
				  chooses to become a certified home care aide and completes the 70-hour training
				  requirements under this section, the individual will be required to continue to
				  comply with these requirements to maintain the credential and complete
				  continuing education requirements even if:
(a) The monthly authorized hours are later
				  reduced to 20 or fewer hours;
(b)
				  The individual no longer works for a second unrelated client; or
(c) The individual works 300 respite hours or
				  less in a calendar year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 388-71-0980 - When may a home care agency or client employ a long-term care worker who has not completed the 70-hour basic training or certification requirements?

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(1) If an
				  individual has previously worked as a long-term care worker, but did not
				  complete the training or certification requirements under
				  RCW
				  18.88B.041,
				  74.39A.074, and
				  74.39A.076, and this chapter, a
				  home care agency or client must not employ the individual to work as a
				  long-term care worker until the individual has completed the required training
				  certification unless the date of hire has been reset as described under
				  subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
				  The date of hire may be reset according to WAC
				  388-71-0837.
(3) Unless exempt from the 70-hour basic
				  training as described in WAC
				  388-71-0875, individuals who meet
				  the criteria in subsection (2) of this section are allowed a new 120 days to
				  complete the 70-hour home care aide basic training and a new 200 days to become
				  certified as a home care aide, if required by WAC
				  246-980-020.
(4) Individuals who meet the criteria in
				  subsection (2) of this section must submit a new application and fee to the
				  department of health.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-0980, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 388-71-0981 - Is the department authorized by RCW 74.39A.086 to take enforcement action for noncompliance related to training and certification requirements?

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The department is authorized under
					 RCW
					 74.39A.086 to take enforcement action for
					 noncompliance related to training and certification
					 requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-0985 - What is continuing education and what topics may be covered in continuing education?

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(1) Continuing
				  education is annual training designed to promote professional development and
				  increase a person's knowledge, expertise, and skills. DSHS must approve
				  continuing education curricula and instructors.
(2) The same continuing education course must
				  not be repeated for credit unless it is a new or more advanced training on the
				  same topic. However, a long-term care worker may repeat up to five credit hours
				  per year on the following topics:
(a)
				  Blood-borne pathogens and infection control;
(b) CPR training;
(c) First-aid training;
(d) Food handling training;
(e) Health Insurance Portability and
				  Accountability Act (HIPAA);
(f)
				  Medication assistance;
(g) Disaster
				  preparedness;
(h) Aging
				  sensitivity;
(i) Client rights as
				  it relates to caregiving issues in chapter 70.129 RCW;
(j) Client safety;
(k) Abuse and neglect identification and
				  mandatory reporting; and
(l) Topics
				  where the home care agency, CDE, or department can demonstrate a need for
				  retraining.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-0990 - Who is required to complete continuing education training, how many hours are required each year, and under what circumstances may the long-term care worker not be paid?

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(1) The following
				  long-term care workers must complete 12 hours of continuing education by their
				  birthday each year unless exempt from continuing education as described in WAC
				  388-71-1001:
(a) A certified home care aide;
(b) A long-term care worker who is exempt
				  from home care aide certification as described in
				  RCW
				  18.88B.041;
(c) A certified nursing assistant;
(d) A person with special education training
				  and an endorsement granted by the Washington state office of superintendent of
				  public instruction, as described in
				  RCW
				  28A.300.010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-0991 - When must a long-term care worker or certified home care aide complete continuing education?

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(1) All
				  long-term care workers who are certified home care aides must comply with the
				  continuing education requirements under chapter 246-980 WAC.
(2) Long-term care workers, who are exempt
				  from home care aide certification as described in
				  RCW
				  18.88B.041, unless exempt from continuing
				  education as described under WAC
				  388-71-1001 must complete and
				  provide documentation of 12 hours of continuing education within 45 calendar
				  days of being hired or by the long-term care worker's birthday in the calendar
				  year hired, whichever is later; and
(a) Must
				  complete 12 hours of continuing education by the long-term care worker's
				  birthday each calendar year worked thereafter; or
(b) If the 45 calendar day time period allows
				  the long-term care worker to complete continuing education in January or
				  February of the following year, the credit hours earned will be applied to the
				  calendar year in which the long-term care worker was hired.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-0992 - When must continuing education be completed when public health emergency waivers are lifted, and what continuing education credit is granted to long-term care workers employed during the pandemic?

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(1) The department finds that long-term care
				  workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic between March 1, 2020, and
				  February 28, 2021, required emergent and intensive on-the-job training.
				  Long-term care workers received critical, ongoing training in such topics as:
(a) Donning and doffing personal protective
				  equipment (PPE);
(b) Hand
				  hygiene;
(c) Disinfection of
				  high-touch surfaces;
(d) Managing
				  visitations and physical distancing;
(e) Responding to newly infected
				  residents;
(f) Promotion of
				  vaccination;
(g) Protocols for
				  quarantine;
(h) Use of cloth face
				  coverings;
(i) Personal protection
				  outside of the work environment; and
(j) How to reduce exposure and
				  spread.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-1001 - Which long-term care workers are exempt from the continuing education requirement?

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Continuing education is not required for any of the
					 following:
(1) Individual providers
				  caring only for the provider's:
(a)
				  biological, step, or adoptive child; or
(b) sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece,
				  nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or
				  domestic partnership.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-71-1006 - What kinds of training topics may be covered in continuing education? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1006, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CURRICULUM APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1021 - What trainings must be taught with a curriculum approved by DSHS? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1021, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CURRICULUM APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1026 - What must be submitted to DSHS for curriculum approval?

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(1) If a training entity modifies a
				  department developed curricula in any manner, the training entity must submit
				  the curriculum to the department for approval.
(2) Training must not be offered before
				  receiving department curriculum and instructor approval.
(3) Online classes when applicable, must
				  adhere to the DSHS online class standards in effect at the time of approval.
				  These online standards are posted on the DSHS website
https://bit.ly/dshs-online-standards
.
(4)
For orientation and safety
				  training
:
(a) Submit an outline of what
				  will be covered in each training offered including a table of contents that
				  shows where the required introductory topics as listed in WAC
				  388-71-0846 for orientation and
				  WAC 388-71-0855 for safety training
				  are covered in the training.
(b)
				  Department required orientation and safety training application forms must be
				  submitted to the department at least 45 days in advance of when the training is
				  expected to be offered.
(c)
				  Training cannot be offered before the department approves the curriculum and
				  instructor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › CURRICULUM APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1031 - What is the curriculum approval process for orientation, safety, the 70-hour basic training population specific training, the 30-hour basic training, the 7-hour parent provider training, and continuing education?

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To obtain the department's approval of the curriculum for
					 the 70-hour basic training, population specific training, the 30-hour basic
					 training, the 7-hour parent provider training, and continuing education:
(1) Submit the required training application
				  forms and any other materials required for specific curricula to the
				  department.
(2) After review of the
				  curriculum, DSHS will send a written response to the submitter, indicating
				  approval or disapproval of the curriculum.
(3) If the curriculum is not approved, the
				  reason(s) for denial will be given and the submitter will be told what
				  portion(s) of the training must be changed and resubmitted for review in order
				  for the curriculum to be approved.
(4) The submitter may then make the requested
				  changes and resubmit the curriculum(s) for review.
(5) If after working with the department, the
				  reasons why the curriculum is not approved cannot be resolved, the submitter
				  may seek a review of the nonapproval decision from the assistant secretary of
				  aging and long-term support ad- ministration (ALTSA). The assistant secretary's
				  review decision will be the final decision of DSHS. No other administrative
				  review is available to the submitter.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1031, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1045 - What are a training entity's responsibilities?

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The training entity is responsible for:
(1) Coordinating and teaching
				  classes;
(2) Assuring that the
				  curriculum used is DSHS-approved and taught as designed;
(3) Selecting qualified guest speakers, where
				  applicable;
(4) Establishing a
				  method whereby the long-term care worker can receive feedback from an approved
				  instructor or a proctor trained by an approved instructor;
(5) Administering or overseeing the
				  administration of the DSHS competency and challenge tests;
(6) Maintaining training records
				  electronically or on paper including long-term care worker certificates,
				  transcripts, or proof of successful completion of training, and attendance
				  records for a minimum of six years;
(7) Reporting training data to DSHS when
				  requested by the department; and
(8) Issuing or reissuing training
				  certificates or transcripts to long-term care workers.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1045, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1050 - Must training entities and their instructors be approved by DSHS?

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Training entities and their instructors must be approved
					 by DSHS as follows:
(1) For DSHS
				  contracted training entities:
(a) DSHS must
				  approve or approve and contract with a training entity and its instructor(s) to
				  conduct orientation, safety, 70-hour basic training, population specific
				  training, specialty training, 30-hour training, 7-hour DDA parent provider
				  training, nurse delegation core training, and nurse delegation specialized
				  diabetes training, on-the-job training, and continuing education.
(b) DSHS may select training entities using
				  any applicable contracting procedures. Contractors must meet the minimum
				  qualification for instructors under this chapter and any additional
				  qualifications established through the contracting procedure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1051 - Can DSHS deny or terminate a contract or rescind approval of an instructor or training entity?

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(1) DSHS may deny a
				  person or organization seeking a contract with DSHS to conduct orientation,
				  safety, 70-hour basic training, population specific training, specialty
				  training, 30-hour training, 7-hour DDA parent provider training, nurse
				  delegation core training, and nurse delegation specialized diabetes training,
				  on-the-job training, or continuing education. No administrative remedies are
				  available to dispute DSHS' decision not to contract with or approve a person or
				  organization, except as may be provided through the contracting
				  process.
(2) DSHS may terminate an
				  existing training contract in accordance with the terms of the contract. The
				  contractor's administrative remedies are limited to those specified in the
				  contract.
(3) DSHS may terminate an
				  existing training approval of a person or entity to conduct orientation,
				  safety, 70-hour basic training, population specific training, specialty
				  training, 30-hour training, 7-hour DDA parent provider training, nurse
				  delegation core training, and nurse delegation specialized diabetes training,
				  on-the-job training, or continuing education.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1051, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1055 - What are the minimum qualifications for an instructor for basic (including 30-hour and 7-hour DDA parent providers), population specific, on-the-job, nurse delegation core, and nurse delegation specialized diabetes trainings?

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An instructor for basic (including 30-hour and 7-hour DDA
					 parent providers), population specific, on-the-job, nurse delegation core, and
					 nurse delegation specialized diabetes training must meet the following minimum
					 qualifications:
(1) Be at least 21
				  years of age;
(2) Has not had a
				  professional health care, adult family home, enhanced services facility,
				  assisted living facility, or social services license or certification revoked
				  in Washington state; and
(3) Meets
				  one or more of the following education or work experience requirements upon
				  initial approval or hire:
(a) Is a registered
				  nurse with work experience within the last five years with the elderly or
				  persons with disabilities requiring long-term care in a community setting;
				  or
(b) Has an associate degree or
				  higher degree in the field of health or human services and six months of
				  professional or caregiving experience within the last five years in an adult
				  family home, enhanced services facility, assisted living facility, supported
				  living through DDA, or home care setting; or
(c) Has a high school diploma, or equivalent,
				  and one year of professional or caregiving experience within the last five
				  years in an adult family home, enhanced services facility, assisted living
				  facility, supported living through DDA, or home care setting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1060 - What are the minimum qualifications for an instructor of orientation, safety, and continuing education?

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(1)
				  An instructor for orientation and safety training must be a registered nurse or
				  other person with specific knowledge, training, and work experience relevant to
				  the topics required in orientation and safety training.
(2) An instructor for continuing education
				  must be a registered nurse or other person that is proficient in the content
				  they cover in the course or have specific knowledge, training, or experience in
				  the provision of direct, personal care, or other relevant services to the
				  elderly or persons with disabilities requiring long-term care.
Reviser's note:
RCW
						34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and
						deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules. The rule published
						above varies from its predecessor in certain respects not indicated by the use
						of these markings.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1060, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1064 - What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for adult education training using DSHS curriculum?

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(1)
				  The minimum qualifications for community instructors of adult education
				  training using DSHS curriculum, in addition to the general qualifications in
				  WAC 388-71-1055(1) and
				  (2), include:
(a) The instructor must be experienced in
				  adult education practices and capable of demonstrating competency in the entire
				  course content;
(b) Education:
(i) Has a bachelor's degree or is a
				  registered nurse with at least one year of education in seminars, conferences,
				  continuing education, or in college classes in subjects directly related to
				  adult education, such as, but not limited to English as a second language
				  (ESL), adult basic education, and adult secondary education (one year of
				  education equals 24 semester credits in a semester system, 36 quarter credits
				  in a quarter system, or at least 80 hours of seminars, conferences, and
				  continuing education); and
(ii)
				  Successful completion of the DSHS adult education training curriculum prior to
				  beginning to train others;
(c) Meets one or more of the following
				  teaching experience requirements:
(i) Two
				  years of experience teaching long-term care workers; or
(ii) 200 hours of experience teaching adult
				  education or closely related subjects;
(d) Successful completion of the DSHS
				  instructor qualification/demonstration process; and
(e) Instructor approved and contracted by the
				  department as a community instructor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1066 - What must be included in a class on adult education and which instructors must complete it?

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(1) A class on
				  adult education must include content, student practice, and evaluation of
				  student skills by the instructor in:
(a) Adult
				  education theory and practice principles;
(b) Instructor facilitation
				  techniques;
(c) Facilitating
				  learning activities for adults;
(d)
				  Administering competency testing; and
(e) Working with adults with special training
				  needs like limited English as a second language proficiency, learning
				  disabilities, or both.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1067 - What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for mental health specialty training?

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(1) The minimum
				  qualifications for community instructors for mental health specialty training,
				  in addition to the general qualifications in WAC
				  388-71-1055(1) and
				  (2), include:
(a) The instructor must be experienced in
				  mental health caregiving practices and capable of demonstrating competency in
				  the entire course content;
(b)
				  Education:
(i) Bachelor's degree, registered
				  nurse, or mental health specialist, with at least one year of education in
				  seminars, conferences, continuing education, or accredited college classes, in
				  subjects directly related to mental health, including, but not limited to,
				  psychology (one year of education equals 24 credits in a semester system, 36
				  credits in a quarter system, or at least 80 hours of seminars, conferences, and
				  continuing education); and
(ii)
				  Successful completion of the mental health specialty training class before the
				  instructor trains others;
(c) Work experience: Two years full-time
				  equivalent direct work experience with people who have a mental illness;
				  and
(d) Teaching experience:
(i) 200 hours experience teaching long-term
				  care related subjects;
(ii)
				  Successful completion of an adult education class that meets the requirements
				  of WAC 388-71-1066;
(iii) Successful completion of the DSHS
				  instructor qualification/demonstration process; and
(iv) The instructor has been approved and
				  contracted by the department as a community instructor;
(e) Instructors who will administer tests
				  must have experience or training in assessment and competency testing;
				  and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1068 - What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for dementia specialty training?

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(1) The minimum
				  qualifications for community instructors for mental health specialty training,
				  in addition to the general qualifications in chapter 388-71-1055 (1) and (2),
				  include:
(a) The instructor must be
				  experienced in dementia caregiving practices and capable of demonstrating
				  competency in the entire course content;
(b) Education:
(i) Bachelor's degree, registered nurse, or
				  mental health specialist, with at least one year of education in seminars,
				  conferences, continuing education, or college classes, in dementia or subjects
				  directly related to dementia, such as, but not limited to, psychology (one year
				  of education equals 24 credits in a semester system, 36 credits in a quarter
				  system, or at least 80 hours of seminars, conferences, or continuing
				  education); and
(ii) Successful
				  completion of the dementia specialty training, prior to beginning to train
				  others;
(c) Work
				  experience: Two years full-time equivalent direct work experience with people
				  who have dementia;
(d) Teaching
				  experience:
(i) 200 hours experience teaching
				  long-term care related subjects;
(ii) Successful completion of an adult
				  education class that meets the requirements of WAC
				  388-71-1066;
(iii) Successful completion of the DSHS
				  instructor qualification/demonstration process; and
(iv) The instructor has been approved and
				  contracted by the department as a community instructor; and
(e) Instructors who will
				  administer tests must have experience or training in assessment and competency
				  testing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1069 - What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors to teach expanded specialty trainings?

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(1) The minimum
				  qualifications for community instructors for mental health specialty training,
				  in addition to the general qualifications in WAC
				  388-71-1055(1) and
				  (2), include:
(a) The instructor must be experienced in
				  caregiving practices related to the expanded specialty topic and capable of
				  demonstrating competency in the entire course content;
(b) Education:
(i) Bachelor's degree, registered nurse,
				  paramedic, emergency medical technician (EMT), mental health specialist, or a
				  specialist with nationally recognized credentials in the expanded specialty
				  topic with at least 80 hours of education in seminars, conferences, continuing
				  education, or accredited college classes, in subjects directly related to
				  expanded specialty topics; and
(ii)
				  Successful completion of the expanded specialty training class before the
				  instructor trains others;
(c) Work experience: Two years full-time
				  equivalent direct work or volunteer experience with people in the specialty
				  topic population; and
(d) Teaching
				  experience:
(i) 200 hours experience
				  teaching;
(ii) Successful
				  completion of an adult education class that meets the requirements of WAC
				  388-71-1066;
(iii) Successful completion of the DSHS
				  instructor qualification/demonstration process; and
(iv) The instructor has been approved and
				  contracted by the department as a community instructor;
(e) Instructors who will administer tests
				  must have experience or training in assessment and competency testing;
				  and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1076 - What is a guest speaker, and what are the minimum qualifications to be a guest speaker?

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(1) A guest speaker
				  is a person selected by an approved instructor to teach on a specific topic. A
				  guest speaker:
(a) May only teach a specific
				  subject in which the guest speaker has knowledge, background, and experience
				  that establishes expertise on the topic they will teach;
(b) May not teach the entire
				  course;
(c) Must not supplant the
				  primary teaching responsibilities of the instructor; and
(d) Must cover the DSHS competencies and
				  learning objectives for the topic the guest speaker is teaching.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1081 - What are the requirements for the training partnership to conduct training?

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(1) The training
				  partnership must:
(a) Verify, document using
				  the department's attestation process, keep on file, and make available to the
				  department upon request, that all instructors meet the minimum instructor
				  qualifications in WAC
				  388-71-1055 and
				  388-71-1060 for the course they
				  plan to teach;
(b) Teach using a
				  complete DSHS-developed or approved curriculum;
(c) When requested by DSHS, notify DSHS in
				  writing of their intent to conduct training prior to providing training, when
				  changing training plans, including:
(i) Name
				  and schedule of training(s) the partnership will conduct;
(ii) Name of approved curriculum(s) the
				  partnership will use; and
(iii)
				  Name of the instructor(s) for only the core basic training.
(d) Ensure that DSHS competency
				  tests are administered when conducting nurse delegation core or specialized
				  diabetes training;
(e) Keep a copy
				  of long-term care worker certificates on file for six years and give the
				  original certificate to the student;
(f) Keep attendance records and testing
				  records of long-term care workers trained and tested on file for six years;
				  and
(g) Report training data to
				  DSHS when requested by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL › Section 388-71-1083 - Must the department verify that training entities and their community instructors meet the minimum instructor qualifications? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1083, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-71 - Home and community services and programs › PHYSICAL RESOURCES AND STANDARD PRACTICES FOR TRAINING › Section 388-71-1091 - What physical resources are required for classroom training and testing?

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(1) The training
				  entity must provide accessible classroom facilities to students and provide
				  adequate space for learning activities, comfort, lighting, lack of disturbance,
				  and tools for effective teaching and learning, such as white boards and charts.
				  The training entity must maintain appropriate supplies and equipment for
				  teaching and practice of caregiving skills in the class being taught.
(2) The training entity must provide testing
				  sites with adequate space for testing, comfort, lighting, and lack of
				  disturbance appropriate for the written or skills test being conducted. The
				  training entity must maintain appropriate supplies and equipment necessary for
				  the particular test must be provided.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.08.090,
						74.09.520. 13-02-023, §
						388-71-1091, filed 12/20/12, effective
						1/20/13.