Section 388-112-0205. Who is required to complete continuing education training, and how many hours of continuing education are required each year?

(1) Adult family homes

(a) From January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012, adult family home providers, entity representatives, resident managers, and long-term care workers whose birth date is within these dates and the required basic training was previously completed must complete ten hours of continuing education. If ten hours of continuing education were completed between January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 for any one listed above, regardless of birth date, then the continuing education requirements have been met for 2012.

(b) Effective July 1, 2012, certified home care aides must complete twelve hours of continuing education each year after obtaining certification as described in RCW 74.39A.341.

(c) If exempt from certification as described in RCW 18.88B.041, all long-term care workers must complete twelve hours of continuing education per year.

(d) Continuing education must include one-half hour per year on safe food handling in adult family homes described in RCW 70.128.250.

(2) Assisted living facilities

(a) From January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012, assisted living facility administrators (or their designees) and long-term care workers whose birthdate is within these dates and the required basic training was previously completed must complete ten hours of continuing education. If ten hours of continuing education were completed between January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012, for any one listed above, regardless of birthdate then the continuing education requirements have been met for 2012.

(b) Effective July 1, 2012, certified home care aides must complete twelve hours of continuing education each year after obtaining certification as described in RCW 74.39A.341.

(c) Long-term care workers exempt from certification under RCW 18.88.041, must complete twelve hours of continuing education per year. An assisted living facility administrator with a current nursing home administrator license is exempt from this requirement.

(3) A long-term care worker who does not complete continuing education as required in subsections (1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a) and (b) of this section or in RCW 74.39A.341 cannot be paid to provide care until the required continuing education is completed.

(4) One hour of completed classroom instruction or other form of training (such as an online course) equals one hour of continuing education. For online courses, the training entity must establish a way for the long-term care worker to ask the instructor questions.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0205, 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 02-15-066, § 388-112-0205, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.]

RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-112-0205, 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 02-15-066, § 388-112-0205, filed 7/11/02, effective 8/11/02.