PDFWAC 388-71-1001
Which long-term care workers are exempt from the continuing education requirement?
Continuing education is not required for any of the following:
(1) Individual providers caring only for the provider's:
(a) biological, step, or adoptive child; or
(b) sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership.
(2) Individual providers that:
(a) Provide no more than 20 hours of nonrespite care in any calendar month to only one person who is not the provider's:
(i) biological, step, or adoptive child; or
(ii) sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership;
(b) Provide respite services and work 300 hours or less of respite in any calendar year;
(3) Before January 1, 2016, a long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.88B.021, 18.88B.041, 18.88B.060, 74.08.090, 74.39A.076, and 74.39A.341. WSR 24-05-003, § 388-71-1001, filed 2/8/24, effective 3/10/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074. WSR 23-01-022, § 388-71-1001, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 43.43.832, 74.39A.270, 74.39A.056, 74.39A.074, 43.20A.710, 74.39A.525, 43.43.842, 74.39A.326, 74.39A.515, 74.39A.505, 18.88B.021, 43.43.837 and 2018 c 278. WSR 21-18-081, § 388-71-1001, filed 8/30/21, effective 10/1/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-71-1001, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13.]