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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › ORIENTATION AND SAFETY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0220 - What is safety training, who must complete it, and when should it be completed?

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(1) Safety
				  training is part of the long-term care worker requirements. It is a three hour
				  training that must meet the requirements as described in WAC
				  388-112A-0230, and include basic
				  safety precautions, emergency procedures, and infection control. Safety
				  training must be completed prior to providing care to a resident.
(2) All long-term care workers who are not
				  exempt from home care aide certification as described in
				  RCW
				  18.88B.041 hired after January 7, 2012, must
				  complete three hours of safety training. This safety training must be provided
				  by qualified instructors who meet the requirements in WAC
				  388-112A-1260.
(3) The department must approve safety
				  training curricula and instructors.
(4) There is no competency test for safety
				  training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › ORIENTATION AND SAFETY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0230 - What content must be included in safety training?

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(1)  Safety training must consist of
				  introductory information in the following areas:
(a)
				   Safety planning and accident prevention, including but not
				  limited to:
(i)  Proper body
				  mechanics;
(ii)  Fall
				  prevention;
(iii)  Fire
				  safety;
(iv)  In-home
				  hazards;
(v)  Long-term care worker
				  safety; and
(vi)  Emergency and
				  disaster preparedness.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0300 - What is the 70-hour home care aide basic training?

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(1) The 70-hour home care aide basic training
				  is in addition to orientation and safety training. It is 70 hours and includes:
(a) The core competencies and skills that
				  long-term care workers need in order to provide personal care services
				  effectively and safely;
(b)
				  Practice and demonstration of skills; and
(c) Population specific
				  competencies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0305 - What are the minimum requirements for training programs to provide remote skills training?

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(1) A training
				  program offering remote skills training must meet the following minimum
				  requirements:
(a) Provide students with:
(i) The opportunity to practice, review, and
				  receive coaching for every skill;
(ii) Virtual classroom demonstrations or
				  videos of each skill;
(iii) Access
				  to all supplies and materials required for practice;
(iv) Reasonable alternatives for skills when
				  a live partner would not be safe or practical;
(v) Clearly outlined student performance
				  guidelines for each skill that provide definitions for the levels of
				  performance, such as:
(A) Excellent - Exceeds
				  expectations;
(B) Satisfactory -
				  Meets expectations;
(C) Developing
				  - Approaching expectations;
(D)
				  Potential for harm - Fails to meet expectations.
(vi) The opportunity to receive
				  individualized feedback on every skill within seven business days unless other
				  mutual arrangements are made;
(vii)
				  The ability to receive instructional support through multiple formats such as
				  by phone, chat, text, or email, or using the technology provided through a
				  learning management system;
(viii)
				  Equal access to knowledge acquisition through such methods as providing
				  materials in multiple formats, allowing access through different devices, and
				  providing learner-centered approaches for individual situations;
(ix) Accessible instructions for all
				  technology skills required;
(x)
				  Technical support for any technology that students need to access the
				  training;
(xi) The ability to
				  communicate with an instructor, peer mentor, or basic support team in real time
				  to answer questions scheduled with varying hours to accommodate students who
				  may work different shifts;
(xii)
				  Downloadable and printable step-by-step guides for each skill taught.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0310 - What topics must be taught in the core competencies of the 70-hour home care aide basic training?

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The 70-hour home care aide basic training for long-term
					 care workers must include all of the competencies described in WAC
					 388-112A-0320 and the following
					 topics:
(1) Communication
				  skills;
(2) Long-term care worker
				  self-care;
(3) Problem
				  solving;
(4) Resident rights and
				  maintaining dignity;
(5) Abuse,
				  abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, and mandatory
				  reporting;
(6) Resident directed
				  care;
(7) Cultural
				  sensitivity;
(8) Body
				  mechanics;
(9) Fall
				  prevention;
(10) Skin and body
				  care;
(11) Long-term care worker
				  roles and boundaries;
(12)
				  Supporting activities of daily living;
(13) Food preparation and handling;
(14) Medication assistance;
(15) Infection control and bloodborne
				  pathogens; and
(16) Grief and
				  loss.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0320 - What are the core competencies and learning objectives for the 70-hour home care aide training?

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The 70-hour home care aide basic training includes core
					 competencies that describe the behavior and skills that a long-term care worker
					 must exhibit when working with residents and the learning objectives associated
					 with each competency as follows:
(1)
				  Communicate effectively and in a respectful and appropriate manner with
				  residents, family members, and care team members:
(a) Recognize how verbal and nonverbal cues
				  impact communication with the resident and care team;
(b) Engage and respect the resident through
				  verbal and nonverbal communication;
(c) Listen attentively and determine that the
				  resident, when able, understands what has been communicated;
(d) Recognize and acknowledge the resident's
				  communication including indicators of pain, confusion, or
				  misunderstanding;
(e) Utilize
				  communication strategies to deal with difficult situations; and
(f) Recognize common barriers to effective
				  communication and identify how to eliminate them.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0330 - 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 in personal care and infection control
				  skills while working with a resident on the job, instead of in a practice
				  training setting.
(2) A qualified
				  instructor as defined in WAC
				  388-112A-1240 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
				  same instructor who taught the core competency training; and
(b) May be the immediate supervisor of the
				  long-term care worker who receives the on-the-job training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0340 - What is the population specific component of the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training and what required training may be used as population specific training?

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(1)  Population
				  specific basic training is training on topics unique to the care needs of the
				  population that the home or provider serves. Topics may include but are not
				  limited to:
(a)  Dementia;
(b)  Mental health;
(c)  Developmental disabilities;
(d)  Young adults with physical disabilities;
				  and
(e)  Aging and older
				  adults.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0350 - What documentation is required to show completion of the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training and five hour orientation and safety training? (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › BASIC TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0370 - What are the requirements for using basic training to meet the specialty training requirements?

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When basic training is used to meet the specialty training
					 requirements:
(1)  The curriculum for
				  specialty training must include the department developed competencies and
				  learning objectives as described in WAC 388-112A-0430, 388-112A-0440, or
				  388-112A-0450. Homes or providers may enhance the specialty training component
				  by adding additional competencies, learning objectives, content, or activities.
				  If the department approves the enhancements and an increased number of training
				  hours, the worker's training hours will apply to the seventy-hour training
				  requirement.
(2)  Long-term care
				  workers must pass the department competency test described in WAC 388-112A-0910
				  to meet the applicable licensing requirements for adult family homes, enhanced
				  services facilities, and assisted living facilities for all specialty training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0400 - What is specialty training and who is required to take it?

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(1)  Specialty
				  training refers to approved curricula that meets the requirements of
				  RCW
				  18.20.270 and
				  70.128.230 to provide basic core
				  knowledge and skills to effectively and safely provide care to residents living
				  with mental illness, dementia, or developmental disabilities.
(2)  Specialty training classes are different
				  for each population served and are not interchangeable. Specialty training
				  curriculum must be DSHS developed, as described in WAC 388-112A-0010(3), or
				  DSHS approved.
(a)  In order for DSHS to
				  approve a curriculum as a specialty training class, the class must use the
				  competencies and learning objectives in WAC 388-112A-0430, 388-112A-0440, or
				  388-112A-0450.
(i)  Training entities that
				  currently use classes approved as alternative curriculum for specialty training
				  must update and submit their curricula for approval prior to June 30,
				  2018.
(ii)  After July 1, 2018,
				  training entities must not use classes approved as alternative curriculum for
				  specialty training that are not using the competencies and learning objectives
				  in WAC 388-112A-0430, 388-112A-0440, or 388-112A-0450 to meet the specialty
				  training requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0410 - What specialty training is required if a resident has more than one special need?

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(1)  If a resident
				  has needs in more than one of the special needs areas, the adult family home,
				  enhanced services facility, or assisted living facility must determine which of
				  the specialty training classes will most appropriately address the overall
				  needs of the resident and ensure that the appropriate specialty training class
				  is completed as required.
(2)  If
				  additional training beyond the specialty training class is needed to meet all
				  of the resident's needs, the adult family home, enhanced services facility, or
				  assisted living facility must ensure that additional training is
				  completed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0420 - What topics must developmental disabilities specialty training include?

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(1)  Developmental
				  disabilities specialty training must include all of the competencies and
				  learning objectives described in WAC 388-112A-0430 for the following topics:
(a)  Overview of developmental
				  disabilities;
(b)  Values of
				  service delivery;
(c)  Effective
				  communication;
(d)  Introduction to
				  interactive planning;
(e) 
				  Understanding behavior;
(f)  Crisis
				  prevention and intervention; and
(g)
				   Overview of legal issues and resident rights.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0430 - What are the competencies and learning objectives for the long-term care worker developmental disability specialty training?

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The following developmental disabilities specialty
					 competencies describe the behavior and skills a long-term care worker must
					 exhibit when working with residents and include learning objectives associated
					 with each competency:
(1)  Regarding
				  the competency on an overview of developmental disabilities, draw upon a basic
				  understanding of developmental disabilities and demonstrate awareness of the
				  unique needs of residents with developmental disabilities:
(a)  Define developmental disability and
				  describe intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and
				  autism;
(b)  Identify common myths
				  and misconceptions about developmental disabilities;
(c)  Describe the negative effects of using
				  labels such as "retarded" or "handicapped" to represent people and positive
				  alternatives; and
(d) 
				  Differentiate between developmental disabilities and mental illness.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0440 - What must dementia specialty training include?

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Curricula developed and approved as dementia specialty
					 training must include all of the knowledge, skills, topics, competencies, and
					 learning objectives described in this section.
(1)
				   Understanding dementia.
(a) 
				  Introduction to dementia. The caregiver will review common signs, symptoms, and
				  types of dementia and identify the difference between dementia and conditions
				  that might look like dementia.
(i)  What is
				  dementia: symptoms, causes, parts of the brain, types of dementia;
				  and
(ii)  What is not dementia:
				  forgetfulness, depression, delirium, urinary tract infection, mild cognitive
				  impairment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0450 - What must mental health specialty training include?

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Curricula approved as mental health specialty training
					 must include all of the knowledge, skills, topics, competencies and learning
					 objectives described in this section.
(1)
				   Introduction to mental disorders. The caregiver will review
				  definitions, common signs, and symptoms and identify types of mental illness.
(a)  Understanding mental
				  disorders;
(b)  Stigma and mental
				  disorders;
(c)  Myths and
				  facts;
(d)  Differentiating forms
				  of mental disorders; and
(e) 
				  Mental health conditions:
(i)  Attention
				  deficit hyperactivity disorder;
(ii)
				   Anxiety disorder;
(iii)
				   Autism;
(iv)  Bipolar
				  disorder;
(v)  Borderline
				  personality disorder;
(vi) 
				  Depression;
(vii)  Dissociative
				  disorder;
(viii)  Eating
				  disorders;
(ix) 
				  Obsessive-compulsive disorder;
(x) 
				  Posttraumatic stress disorder;
(xi)
				   Schizoaffective disorder;
(xii)
				   Schizophrenia; and
(xiii)
				   Related conditions including but not limited to:
(A)  Anosognosia;
(B)  Dual diagnosis;
(C)  Psychosis;
(D)  Risk of suicide;
(E)  Self-harm;
(F)  Sleep disorders; and
(G)  Substance abuse.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0460 - Who must complete competency testing for specialty training?

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The following individuals must pass the DSHS competency
					 test as provided under this chapter for successful completion of the specialty
					 training class:
(1)  All adult family
				  home applicants or providers, resident managers or designees, entity
				  representatives, and long-term care workers;
(2)
				   All assisted living facility administrators or designees, and
				  long-term care workers; and
(3) 
				  All enhanced services facility administrators or designees, and long-term care
				  workers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0470 - Is there a challenge test for specialty training classes?

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(1)  Individuals
				  may take the DSHS challenge test instead of the required specialty training
				  class. A person who does not pass a challenge test on the first attempt must
				  attend the specialty training class.
(2)
				   A challenge test is not permitted when specialty training is
				  taken to meet the population specific component of the seventy-hour long-term
				  care worker basic training under WAC 388-112A-0340.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0490 - What are the specialty training requirements for applicants, resident managers, administrators, and other types of entity representatives in adult family homes, assisted living facilities, and enhanced services facilities?

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Adult family homes.
(1) An adult family home applicant, provider,
				  entity representative, and resident manager must complete specialty training
				  and demonstrate competency before admitting or serving residents who have
				  special needs related to mental illness, dementia, or a developmental
				  disability.
(2) If a resident
				  develops special needs while living in a home without a specialty designation,
				  the provider, entity representative, and resident manager have one hundred
				  twenty days to complete specialty training or developmental disability
				  caregiver training and demonstrate competency, or demonstrate proof of
				  completing specialty training.
Assisted living facilities
.
(3) If an assisted living facility serves one
				  or more residents with special needs, the assisted living facility
				  administrator or designee must complete specialty training and demonstrate
				  competency within one hundred twenty days of date of hire.
(4) If a resident develops special needs
				  while living in an assisted living facility, the assisted living facility
				  administrator or designee has one hundred twenty days to complete specialty
				  training and demonstrate competency, or demonstrate proof of specialty
				  training.
Enhanced services facilities
.
(5)An enhanced services facility applicant,
				  provider, entity representative, and resident manager must complete dementia
				  and mental health specialty training and demonstrate competency before the home
				  is licensed or before a new entity representative or resident manager assumes
				  the duties of the position in order to admit or serve residents who have
				  special needs related to mental illness, dementia, or a developmental
				  disability.
(6)If a resident
				  develops special needs while living in an enhanced services facility without a
				  specialty designation, the provider, entity representative, and resident
				  manager have one hundred twenty days to complete developmental disability
				  specialty training and demonstrate competency, or demonstrate proof of
				  specialty training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › SPECIALTY TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0495 - What are the specialty training and supervision requirements for long-term care workers in adult family homes, assisted living facilities, and enhanced services facilities?

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Adult family homes.
(1) If an adult family home serves one or
				  more residents with special needs, the adult family home must ensure that a
				  long-term care worker employed by the home completes and demonstrates
				  competency in specialty training as described in WAC
				  388-112A-0400
				  within one hundred twenty days of hire.
(2) Until a long-term care worker completes
				  the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the home must not allow the
				  long-term care worker to provide personal care to a resident with special needs
				  without direct supervision , unless indirect supervision is allowed under
				  subsection (3) of this section.
(3)
				  The long-term care worker may provide personal care with indirect supervision
				  if one or more of the following requirements are met:
(a) The long-term care worker is a nursing
				  assistant certified (NA-C) under chapter 18.88A RCW;
(b) The long-term care worker is a certified
				  home care aide (HCA) under chapter 18.88B RCW;
(c) The long-term care worker is a licensed
				  practical nurse (LPN) under chapter 18.79 RCW;
(d) The long-term care worker is a registered
				  nurse (RN) under chapter 18.79 RCW; or
(e) The long-term care worker is exempt from
				  the seventy-hour basic training under WAC
				  388-112A-0090.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0500 - 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 may be delegated a nursing task.
(2)
				   DSHS approves instructors for nurse delegation core
				  training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0510 - 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 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0520 - Is competency testing required for nurse delegation core or specialized diabetes training?

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Passing the DSHS competency test is required for successful
					 completion of nurse delegation core or specialized diabetes training, as
					 provided under WAC
					 388-112A-0900 through
					 388-112A-0950.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0540 - What documentation is required for successful completion of nurse delegation core training? (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0550 - Who is required to complete nurse delegation core training and nurse delegation specialized diabetes training and by when?

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(1) Before performing any delegated nursing
				  task, long-term care workers in adult family homes and assisted living
				  facilities 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 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0560 - What is nurse delegation specialized diabetes training?

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(1) Nurse
				  delegation specialized diabetes training is the required training for certified
				  or registered nursing assistants or certified home care aides, who will be
				  delegated the task of insulin injections.
(2) DSHS approves the instructors for nurse
				  delegation specialized diabetes training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0570 - What knowledge and skills must specialized diabetes nurse delegation training include?

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Specialized diabetes nurse delegation 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 specialized diabetes nurse delegation
					 training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0575 - Is competency testing required for the specialized diabetes nurse delegation training?

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Passing the DSHS competency test is required for successful
					 completion of the specialized diabetes nurse delegation training, as provided
					 under WAC 388-112A-0900 through 388-112A-0950.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0580 - 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 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0585 - What documentation is required for successful completion of specialized diabetes nurse delegation training? (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0590 - 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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(1) 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 twenty days of hire, the nurse delegation core and
				  specialized diabetes training hours may be counted toward the population
				  specific component of the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic
				  training.
(2) A long-term care
				  worker in an enhanced services facility is not permitted to perform nurse
				  delegated tasks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-112A-0600 - 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 long-term care worker'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)
				  Bloodborne 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) Resident rights as
				  it relates to caregiving issues in chapter 70.129 RCW;
(j) Resident safety;
(k) Abuse and neglect identification and
				  mandatory reporting; and
(l) Topics
				  where the assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family
				  home can demonstrate a need for retraining.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-112A-0610 - Who in an adult family home is required to complete continuing education training each year, how many hours of continuing education are required, and when must they be completed?

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(1) The
				  continuing education training requirements that apply to certain individuals
				  working in adult family homes are described below.
(a) The following long-term care workers must
				  complete 12 hours of continuing education by their birthday each year:
(i) A certified home care aide;
(ii) A long-term care worker who is exempt
				  from the 70-hour home care aide basic training under WAC
				  388-112A-0090(1) and
				  (2);
(iii) A certified nursing assistant, and 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; and
(iv) An adult family home provider, entity
				  representative, and resident manager as provided under WAC
				  388-112A-0050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-112A-0611 - Who in an assisted living facility is required to complete continuing education training each year, how many hours of continuing education are required, and when must they be completed?

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(1)
				  The continuing education training requirements that apply to certain
				  individuals working in assisted living facilities are described below.
(a) The following long-term care workers must
				  complete 12 hours of continuing education by their birthday each year:
(i) A certified home care aide;
(ii) A long-term care worker who is exempt
				  from the 70-hour home care aide basic training under WAC
				  388-112A-0090(1) and
				  (2);
(iii) A certified nursing
				  assistant;
(iv) 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; and
(v) An assisted living facility administrator
				  or the administrator designee as provided under WAC
				  388-112A-0060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-112A-0612 - Who in an enhanced services facility is required to complete continuing education training each year, how many hours of continuing education are required, and when must they be completed?

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(1) The continuing education training
				  requirements that apply to certain individuals working in enhanced services
				  facilities are described below.
(a) The
				  following long-term care workers must complete 12 hours of continuing education
				  by their birthday each year:
(i) A certified
				  home care aide;
(ii) A long-term
				  care worker who is exempt from the 70-hour home care aide basic training under
				  WAC 388-112A-0090(1) and
				  (2);
(iii) A certified nursing assistant, and 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; and
(iv) An enhanced services facility applicant,
				  facility representative, administrator, or the administrator designee as
				  provided under WAC
				  388-112A-0070.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 388-112A-0613 - 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 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CPR AND FIRST-AID TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0700 - What is CPR training?

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Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is training
					 provided by an authorized CPR instructor. Trainees must successfully complete
					 the written and skills demonstration tests.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CPR AND FIRST-AID TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0710 - What is CPR/first aid training?

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CPR/first aid training is training that meets the
					 guidelines established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
					 (OSHA). Under OSHA guidelines, training must include hands on skills
					 development through the use of mannequins or trainee
					 partners.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › CPR AND FIRST-AID TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0720 - What are the CPR and first aid training requirements?

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(1)
Adult family homes
.
(a)  Adult family home applicants, providers,
				  entity representatives, and resident managers must have and maintain a valid
				  CPR and first aid card or certificate before they obtain a license.
(b)  Licensed nurses who work in adult family
				  homes must have and maintain a valid CPR card or certificate within thirty days
				  of their date of hire. If the licensed nurse is an adult family home provider
				  or resident manager, they must obtain the valid CPR card or certificate prior
				  to providing care for residents.
(c)
				   Adult family home long-term care workers must obtain and maintain
				  a valid CPR and first aid card or certificate as follows:
(i)  Within thirty days of beginning to
				  provide care for residents if directly supervised by a fully qualified
				  long-term care worker with a valid first aid and CPR card or certificate;
				  or
(ii)  Before providing care for
				  residents, if not directly supervised by a fully qualified long-term care
				  worker with a valid first aid and CPR card or certificate.
(d)  The form of the first aid or CPR card or
				  certificate may be electronic or printed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0800 - What is residential care administrator training?

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(1) Residential care administrator training
				  is specific training on the administration of the care and services required to
				  obtain a license or manage a facility. The training covers the facility
				  specific Washington state statutes and administrative rules related to the
				  operation of a long-term care facility.
(2)
Adult family home (AFH)
				  administrator training
.
(a) AFH
				  administrator training must be a minimum of 48 hours of instructional time
				  taken from an approved community college on topics related to the management
				  and licensing requirements of adult family homes described in chapter 388-76
				  WAC.
(b) DSHS must approve AFH
				  administrator training curricula, instructors, and training programs in a
				  community college setting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0810 - Who must take the adult family home administrator training?

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New applicants for an adult family home (AFH) license must
					 successfully complete the DSHS developed adult family home administrator
					 training from colleges contracted with the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0820 - What knowledge and skills must adult family home administrator training include?

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At a minimum, adult family home (AFH) administrator
					 training must include fifty-four hours of class time and all of the following
					 subjects:
(1)  Business planning and
				  marketing;
(2)  Fiscal planning and
				  management;
(3)  Human resource
				  planning;
(4)  Identifying resident
				  health issues;
(5)  Person centered
				  planning;
(6)  Negotiated care
				  planning;
(7)  Emergency and
				  disaster planning;
(8)  Nutrition
				  and food service;
(9)  Working with
				  people who are elderly, chronically mentally ill, or developmentally
				  disabled;
(10)  The licensing
				  process;
(11)  Social and
				  recreational activities;
(12) 
				  Resident rights;
(13)  Legal
				  issues;
(14)  Physical maintenance
				  and fire safety; and
(15) 
				  Housekeeping.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0830 - Is competency testing required for adult family home administrator training?

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Competency testing is required for adult family home
					 administrator training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING › Section 388-112A-0840 - What documentation is required for adult family home administrator training? (Repealed)

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Reviser's note:
The unnecessary
						strikethrough and underscoring in the above section occurred in the copy filed
						by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
						RCW
						34.08.040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › COMPETENCY TESTING › Section 388-112A-0900 - What is competency testing?

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(1)
				   Competency testing, including challenge testing, is evaluating a
				  trainee to determine if they can demonstrate the required level of skill,
				  knowledge, and behavior with respect to the identified learning outcomes of a
				  particular course.
(2)  Competency
				  and challenge tests are DSHS developed.
(3)
				   DSHS distributes the competency and challenge tests to the
				  training entities when the entities are approved for the applicable
				  course.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › COMPETENCY TESTING › Section 388-112A-0910 - What components must competency testing include?

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(1)  Competency testing must include the
				  following components:
(a)  Skills
				  demonstration except as provided in (b) of this sub-section on the ability to
				  perform and implement specific caregiving approaches and activities as
				  appropriate for the training;
(b) 
				  Adult family home administrator training does not include a skills
				  demonstration and student's progress and knowledge will be measured by assigned
				  projects, quizzes, a final exam, and other means of measuring
				  competency;
(c)  Written evaluation
				  to show the level of comprehension and knowledge of the training's learning
				  objectives; and
(d)  A scoring
				  guide for the tester with clearly stated criteria and minimum proficiency
				  standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › COMPETENCY TESTING › Section 388-112A-0920 - Which trainings must include a DSHS developed competency test?

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The following trainings must include a DSHS developed
					 competency test:
(1) Dementia
				  specialty training;
(2) Mental
				  health specialty training;
(3)
				  Developmental disabilities specialty training;
(4) Expanded specialty training;
(5) Nurse delegation core training;
(6) Nurse delegation specialized diabetes
				  training; and
(7) Adult family home
				  administrator training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › COMPETENCY TESTING › Section 388-112A-0930 - How must competency test administration be standardized?

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To standardize competency test administration, testing
					 must include the following components:
(1)
				   The person teaching the course must administer or supervise the
				  administration of all testing; and
(2)
				   The tester must follow DSHS guidelines for:
(a)  The maximum length of time allowed for
				  testing;
(b)  The amount and nature
				  of instruction given to students before beginning a test;
(c)  The amount of assistance to students
				  allowed during testing;
(d)  The
				  accommodation guidelines for students with disabilities; and
(e)  Accessibility guidelines for students
				  with limited English proficiency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-112A - Residential long-term care services training › COMPETENCY TESTING › Section 388-112A-0940 - What form of identification must students provide before they take a competency or challenge test?

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Students must provide photo identification before they take
					 a competency or challenge test.