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 Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016)
 Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of
 Chapter 388-112. Residential long-term care services.

  Section 388-112-0165. Who is required to complete specialty training, and when?  

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  • If an assisted living facility or adult family home serves one or more residents with special needs, long-term care workers in those settings must complete specialty training and demonstrate competency.
    (1) If the specialty training is integrated with basic training, long-term care workers must complete the specialty training within one hundred twenty days of hire.
    (2) Long-term care workers who are exempt from basic training must complete the relevant specialty training within ninety days of hire.
    (3) Until competency in the specialty training has been demonstrated, long-term care workers may not provide personal care to a resident with special needs without direct supervision in an assisted living facility or in an adult family home.
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0165, 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, § 388-112-0165, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]
RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0165, 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, § 388-112-0165, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.