WSR 26-06-039
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Home and Community Living Administration)
[Filed February 24, 2026, 12:09 p.m., effective March 27, 2026]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of the amendment is to correct and adopt a reference in WAC 388-112A-1292. This was a transcription error in which two numbers had inadvertently been reversed. The citation in WAC 388-112A-1292(1) pointing to WAC 388-112A-1420 (1) and (2) is incorrect and should be WAC 388-112A-1240.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-112A-1292.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-17-082 on August 19, 2025.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 24, 2026.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
SHS-5102.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 23-01-022, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23)
WAC 388-112A-1292What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors to teach expanded specialty trainings?
(1) The minimum qualifications for community instructors to teach an expanded specialty training, in addition to the general qualifications in WAC ((388-112A-1420))388-112A-1240 (1) and (2), include:
(a) The instructor must be experienced in caregiving practices related to the expanded specialty topic and capable of demonstrating competency in the entire course content;
(b) Education:
(i) Bachelor's degree, registered nurse, paramedic, emergency medical technician (EMT), mental health specialist, or a specialist with nationally recognized credentials in the expanded specialty topic with at least 80 hours of education in seminars, conferences, continuing education, or accredited college classes, in subjects directly related to expanded specialty topics; and
(ii) Successful completion of the expanded specialty training class before the instructor trains others;
(c) Work experience: Two years full-time equivalent direct work or volunteer experience with people in the specialty topic population; and
(d) Teaching experience:
(i) 200 hours experience teaching;
(ii) Successful completion of an adult education class that meets the requirements of WAC 388-112A-1297;
(iii) Successful completion of the DSHS instructor qualification/demonstration process; and
(iv) The instructor has been approved and contracted by the department as a community instructor;
(e) Instructors who will administer tests must have experience or training in assessment and competency testing; and
(2) Five years of full-time equivalent direct work experience with people in the specialty topic population may substitute for either:
(a) The credential or degree described in subsection (1)(b)(i) of this section; or
(b) The 80 hours in seminars, conferences, or continuing education described in subsection (1)(b)(i) of this section.