Section 388-112-0045. What is basic training?

(1) Basic training is in addition to orientation and safety training and is a training of seventy hours which includes:

(a) The core competencies and skills that long-term care workers need in order to provide personal care services effectively and safely;

(b) Practice and demonstration of skills;

(c) Population specific competencies.

(2) DSHS must approve basic training curriculums.

(3) Effective July 1, 2012, no more than twelve of the seventy hours may be applied for on-the-job training;

(4) The DSHS developed revised fundamentals of caregiving (RFOC) or another department approved training may be used to teach basic training but it must include enhancements. Examples of enhancements include, but are not limited to:

(a) More time for workers to practice skills including:

(i) The mechanics of completing the skill correctly.

(ii) Resident centered communication and problem solving associated with performing the skill.

(iii) The different levels of care required for each skill (independent, supervision, limited, extensive, total).

(iv) Working with assistive devices associated with a skill.

(v) Helpful tips or best practices in working through common resident challenges associated with a skill.

(vi) Disease specific concerns or challenges associated with a skill. In most of these examples, additional student materials would be required to ensure the skill enhancements are well planned and documented for students. Materials must be submitted for approval and approved per WAC 388-112-0325.

(b) Augmenting or adding additional materials, student activities, videos or guest speakers that:

(i) More deeply reinforce and fortify the learning outcomes required for basic training.

(ii) Ensure each student integrates and retains the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality basic personal care.

(iii) Prepares workers for the certification testing environment and process.

(c) Enhancements are NOT materials and/or activities that:

(i) Are out of the scope of practice for a long-term care worker such as content clearly written for registered nurses.

(ii) Are identical to, or a direct replacement of, those already included in RFOC.

(iii) Fail to reinforce Washington state laws associated with resident rights and resident directed care.

(iv) Long-term care workers are not paid to provide.

(v) Are written above a high school reading level.

(5) One hour of completed classroom instruction or other form of training (such as a video or online course) equals one hour of training.

(6) The long-term care worker must be able to ask the instructor questions during the training.

(7) There is no challenge test for basic training.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0045, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. WSR 02-15-065, § 388-112-0045, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]

RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0045, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090, 70.128.040, 74.39A.050, 34.05.020, 2000 c 121, and 2002 c 233. WSR 02-15-065, § 388-112-0045, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.

Rules

388-112-0325,