2707-S AMH .... H4464.1

SHB 2707 - H AMD 0314 Adopted 2-18-02

By Representative

    Beginning on page 2, line 23, after "(5)" strike all material through "(7)" on page 3, line 18 and insert "For boarding homes that serve residents with special needs such as dementia, developmental disabilities, or mental illness, specialty training is required of administrators, or designees, and caregivers.  Specialty training consists of modules on the core knowledge and skills that caregivers need to effectively and safely provide care to residents with special needs.  Specialty training should be integrated into basic training wherever appropriate.  Specialty training must be outcome-based, and the effectiveness of the specialty training measured by demonstrated competency in the core specialty areas through the use of a competency test.  Specialty training must be completed by caregivers within one hundred twenty days of the date on which they begin to provide hands-on care to a resident having special needs or within one hundred twenty days of ((March)) September 1, 2002, whichever is later.  However, if specialty training is not integrated with basic training, the specialty training must be completed within ninety days of completion of basic training.  Until competency in the core specialty areas has been demonstrated, caregivers shall not provide hands-on personal care to residents with special needs without direct supervision.  Boarding home administrators, or their designees, must complete specialty training and demonstrate competency within one hundred twenty days of ((March)) September 1, 2002, or one hundred twenty days from the date on which the administrator or his or her designee is hired, whichever is later, if the boarding home serves one or more residents with special needs.

    (6)"

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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