To provide emergency transitional support services, a direct support professional must:

(1) Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, unless hired before September 1, 1991;

(2) Be age 18 older;

(3) Have a current background check as required by WAC 388-829Z-025; and

(4) Successfully complete residential habilitation center new employee training, which includes at a minimum:

(a) Client rights;

(b) Mandatory reporting;

(d) First aid and CPR;

(e) Crisis prevention and deescalation;

(f) Skills training for activities of daily living; and

(g) Person-centered thinking.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and chapter 71A.20 RCW. WSR 23-13-087, § 388-829Z-020, filed 6/16/23, effective 7/17/23.]