(1) Before performing any delegated nursing task, long-term care workers must:

(a) Successfully complete the DSHS designated nurse delegation core training, "nurse delegation for nursing assistants & home care aides";

(b) Be one or more of the following:

(i) Certified home care aide under chapter 18.88B RCW;

(ii) Nursing assistant certified under chapter 18.88A RCW.

(2) If the long-term care worker is exempt from the home care aide certification under WAC 246-980-025, the long-term care worker must be a nursing assistant registered and complete the core competencies of basic training, unless they already completed the 28 hours of revised fundamentals of care or a department approved alternative;

(3) If nurse delegation is needed to implement a care plan or negotiated service agreement earlier than home care aide certification can be obtained, the long-term care worker must become a nursing assistant registered and complete core competencies (the core basic training) of the 70-hour home care aide basic training.

(4) Before long-term care workers may perform the task of insulin injections, the long-term care workers must:

(a) Meet the requirements in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section; and

(b) Successfully complete the DSHS designated nurse delegation specialized diabetes training.