Chapter 388-112A WAC

Last Update: 8/16/24

RESIDENTIAL LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES TRAINING

WAC Sections

DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE, AND APPLICABILITY
HTMLPDF388-112A-0010What definitions apply to this chapter?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0020What are the purposes of this chapter?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0030Who do the training requirements apply to?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0040When did the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training requirements go into effect?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0050What are the training and certification requirements for volunteers and long-term care workers in adult family homes, adult family home providers, and adult family home applicants?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0060What are the training and certification requirements for volunteers and long-term care workers in assisted living facilities and assisted living facility administrators?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0070What are the training and certification requirements for applicants, administrators or their designees, volunteers, and long-term care workers in enhanced services facilities?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0080Who is required to complete the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training and by when?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0090Which long-term care workers are exempt from the 70-hour long-term care worker basic training requirement?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0095What actions may the department take if a provider does not comply with the requirements of this chapter?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0100Is the department authorized by RCW 74.39A.086 to take enforcement action for noncompliance related to the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training and home care aide certification requirements?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0105Who is required to obtain home care aide certification and by when?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0110May a home employ a long-term care worker who has not completed the 70-hour home care aide training or certification requirements?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0115How does DSHS determine a long-term care worker's date of hire and when may a long-term care worker be eligible to have the date of hire reset?
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
HTMLPDF388-112A-0118What documentation is required for completion of each training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0120What documentation is required for a long-term care worker to apply for the home care aide certification or recertification?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0125Prior to hiring a long-term care worker, what training and certification requirements must be reviewed?
ORIENTATION AND SAFETY TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0200What is orientation training, who should complete it, and when should it be completed?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0210What content must be included in facility and long-term care worker orientation?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0220What is safety training, who must complete it, and when should it be completed?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0230What content must be included in safety training?
BASIC TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0300What is the 70-hour home care aide basic training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0305What are the minimum requirements for training programs to provide remote skills training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0310What topics must be taught in the core competencies of the 70-hour home care aide basic training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0320What are the core competencies and learning objectives for the 70-hour home care aide training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0330What is on-the-job training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0340What 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?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0370What are the requirements for using basic training to meet the specialty training requirements?
SPECIALTY TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0400What is specialty training and who is required to take it?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0410What specialty training is required if a resident has more than one special need?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0420What topics must developmental disabilities specialty training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0430What are the competencies and learning objectives for the long-term care worker developmental disability specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0440What must dementia specialty training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0450What must mental health specialty training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0460Who must complete competency testing for specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0470Is there a challenge test for specialty training classes?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0490What 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?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0495What are the specialty training and supervision requirements for long-term care workers in adult family homes, assisted living facilities, and enhanced services facilities?
NURSE DELEGATION CORE AND SPECIALIZED DIABETES TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0500What is nurse delegation core training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0510What knowledge and skills must nurse delegation core training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0520Is competency testing required for nurse delegation core or specialized diabetes training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0550Who is required to complete nurse delegation core training and nurse delegation specialized diabetes training and by when?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0560What is nurse delegation specialized diabetes training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0570What knowledge and skills must specialized diabetes nurse delegation training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0575Is competency testing required for the specialized diabetes nurse delegation training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0580Is there a challenge test for nurse delegation core or specialized diabetes training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0590May nurse delegation core and specialized diabetes training occur in the same year as the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training?
CONTINUING EDUCATION
HTMLPDF388-112A-0600What is continuing education and what topics may be covered in continuing education?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0610Who 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?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0611Who 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?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0612Who 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?
CPR AND FIRST-AID TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0700What is CPR training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0710What is CPR/first-aid training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0720What are the CPR and first-aid training requirements?
RESIDENTIAL CARE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0800What is residential care administrator training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0810Who must take the adult family home administrator training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0820What knowledge and skills must adult family home administrator training include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0830Is competency testing required for adult family home administrator training?
COMPETENCY TESTING
HTMLPDF388-112A-0900What is competency testing?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0910What components must competency testing include?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0920Which trainings must include a DSHS developed competency test?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0930How must competency test administration be standardized?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0940What form of identification must students provide before they take a competency or challenge test?
HTMLPDF388-112A-0950How many times may a competency or challenge test be taken?
CURRICULUM APPROVAL
HTMLPDF388-112A-1000Which trainings require department approval of the curriculum and instructor?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1010What is the curriculum approval process for orientation, safety training, basic training, population specific training, specialty training, residential care administrator training, and continuing education?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1020What must be submitted to DSHS for curriculum approval?
HOME-BASED TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-1100What are the requirements for an assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family home to conduct orientation, safety, basic, on-the-job, continuing education, or specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1110When may DSHS prohibit a home from conducting its own training?
INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL
HTMLPDF388-112A-1200What are the training entity's responsibilities?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1210Must training entities and their instructors be approved by DSHS?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1220May DSHS deny or terminate a contract or rescind approval of an instructor or training entity?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1230What is a guest speaker and what are the minimum qualifications to be a guest speaker?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1240What are the minimum qualifications for an instructor for core basic, population specific, on-the-job, residential care administrator, nurse delegation core, and specialized diabetes trainings?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1245What are the requirements and minimum qualifications for high school instructors and programs that offer core basic, population specific, nurse delegation, and specialty trainings?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1250What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for adult education training using DSHS curriculum?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1260What are the minimum qualifications for an instructor for orientation, safety training, and continuing education?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1270What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for mental health specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1280What are the minimum qualifications for facility training program instructors for mental health specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1285What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for dementia specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1290What are the minimum qualifications for facility training program instructors for dementia specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1292What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors to teach expanded specialty trainings?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1294What are the minimum qualifications for facility training program instructors to teach expanded specialty trainings?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1295What are the minimum qualifications for instructors for developmental disabilities specialty training?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1297What must be included in an adult education class and which instructors must complete it?
PHYSICAL RESOURCES AND STANDARD PRACTICES FOR TRAINING
HTMLPDF388-112A-1300What physical resources are required for classroom training and testing?
HTMLPDF388-112A-1310What standard training practices must be maintained for classroom training and testing?
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS TITLE
388-112A-0081When must long-term care workers who were working or hired during the COVID-19 public health emergency complete training, including required specialty training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520. WSR 22-12-081, § 388-112A-0081, filed 5/31/22, effective 7/1/22.] Repealed by WSR 24-14-115, filed 7/2/24, effective 8/2/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.074, and 74.39A.341.
388-112A-0130When and how may a long-term care worker be eligible to reset date of hire? [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074. WSR 23-01-022, § 388-112A-0130, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030, and 70.97.080. WSR 20-14-088, § 388-112A-0130, filed 6/30/20, effective 7/31/20.] Repealed by WSR 24-05-003, filed 2/8/24, effective 3/10/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.88B.021, 18.88B.041, 18.88B.060, 74.08.090, 74.39A.076, and 74.39A.341.
388-112A-0240What documentation is required for facility orientation training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0240, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0350What documentation is required to show completion of the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training and five hour orientation and safety training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0350, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0480What documentation is required for successful completion of specialty training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0480, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0530Is there a challenge test for nurse delegation core training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0530, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0540What documentation is required for successful completion of nurse delegation core training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0540, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0585What documentation is required for successful completion of specialized diabetes nurse delegation training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0585, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0613When 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? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.09.520. WSR 22-12-081, § 388-112A-0613, filed 5/31/22, effective 7/1/22.] Repealed by WSR 24-14-115, filed 7/2/24, effective 8/2/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.074, and 74.39A.341.
388-112A-0620What are the documentation requirements for continuing education? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0620, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.
388-112A-0840What documentation is required for adult family home administrator training? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, § 388-112A-0840, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.] Repealed by WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074.