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PDFWAC 388-829-0015

What training is required for individuals hired or contracted to work in DDA community residential settings as a direct support professional (DSP) or ISS staff on or after January 1, 2016?

(1) Required training for individuals hired or contracted to work in DDA community residential settings as a direct support professional or ISS staff on or after January 1, 2016, consists of:
(a) Five hours of orientation and safety training as described in WAC 388-829-0045 prior to providing client care or support;
(b) Seventy hours of basic training as described in WAC 388-829-0050 must be completed within 120 days of date of hire;
(c) First aid training, which must be completed no more than 60 days after date of hire and kept current;
(d) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which must be completed no more than 60 days after the date of hire and kept current;
(d) Bloodborne pathogen training, which must be completed in accordance WAC 296-823-120 and renewed annually; and
(e) Continuing education under WAC 388-829-0085.
(2) Beginning February 1, 2024, direct support professionals and ISS staff must complete CPR training that meets occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) guidelines for hands-on skills development. For an employee hired before February 1, 2024, who is CPR-certified but did not participate in hands-on skills development, the employee must complete CPR training in accordance with OSHA guidelines no later than December 1, 2024, regardless of when the certification expires.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.88B.041, 71A.12.030, 74.39A.074, and 74.39A.341. WSR 24-20-038, s 388-829-0015, filed 9/24/24, effective 10/25/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 74.39A.074, 74.39A.341, 74.39A.351, and 18.88B.041. WSR 17-14-090, § 388-829-0015, filed 6/30/17, effective 8/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, and chapter 74.39A RCW. WSR 15-20-045, § 388-829-0015, filed 9/29/15, effective 1/1/16.]