PDFWAC 388-112A-0040
When did the seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training requirements go into effect?
(1) The seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training requirements in this chapter for long-term care workers in adult family homes and assisted living facilities and their administrators or administrator designees went into effect January 7, 2012.
(2) The long-term care worker basic training requirements in effect by their employer at the time on or before January 6, 2012 apply to individuals who:
(a) Were hired on or before January 6, 2012; and
(b) Completed basic training within the required time frames.
(3) The seventy-hour long-term care worker basic training requirements for long-term care workers, administrators or administrator designees, and applicants in enhanced services facilities went into effect on January 1, 2016.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.009, 74.39A.070, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.341, 18.20.270, 18.88B.021, 18.88B.035, 70.128.230, 71A.12.030. WSR 17-22-036, ยง 388-112A-0040, filed 10/24/17, effective 11/24/17.]