(1) A high school instructor teaching core basic, population specific, nurse delegation core, nurse delegation special focus on diabetes, specialty and expanded specialty trainings must meet the following minimum qualifications:

(a) Be at least twenty-one years of age;

(b) Not have had a professional, adult family home, assisted living facility, or social services license or certification revoked in Washington state;

(c) Meet the following education and work experience requirements upon initial approval or hire:

(i) Have a valid teaching credential with a related endorsement such as career and technical education, science, health, or special education; and

(A) Have caregiving experience within the last five years in a school, community-based, or home setting; or

(B) Be a registered nurse with direct care experience within the last five years; or

(C) Be certificated under the vocational code V511614; or

(D) Have successfully completed core basic training taught by a DSHS approved instructor; or

(E) Have taught forty hours of basic training while being mentored by an instructor who is approved to teach basic training;

(d) Have at least 100 hours teaching experience;

(e) Be knowledgeable in caregiving practices and demonstrate competency for teaching the course content or units being taught; and

(f) Have successfully completed any specialty or expanded specialty training classes before training others;

(2) In addition to requirements under subsection (1) of this section, an instructor for nurse delegation core or diabetes must have a current Washington registered nurse (RN) license in good standing without practice restrictions.

(3) A high school home care aide training program must be approved and contracted by the department as a community instructor program.