The service provider must ensure each staff meets the following minimum requirements:
(1) Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, unless the employees were hired before September 1, 1991;
(2) Be at least eighteen years of age or older when employed as a direct care staff, or at least twenty-one years of age or older when employed as an administrator;
(3) Have a clear understanding of job responsibilities and knowledge of individual support plans and client needs; and
(4) Passed the department background check as required by WAC
388-101-3250.
[WSR 16-14-058, recodified as § 388-101D-0030, filed 6/30/16, effective 8/1/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter
71A.12 RCW. WSR 08-02-022, § 388-101-3200, filed 12/21/07, effective 2/1/08.]