PDFWAC 388-71-0841
What is orientation training, who should complete it, and when should it be completed?
(1) Long-term care worker orientation is two hours of orientation training regarding the long-term care worker's role and the applicable terms of employment. Individuals required to complete the 70-hour home care aide basic training must complete long-term care worker orientation before providing care to a client.
(2) Long-term care worker orientation training, unless taken through a department approved online training program, must be provided by qualified instructors who meet the requirements of WAC 388-71-1060.
(3) The department must approve orientation curricula and instructors.
(4) There is no competency test for long-term care worker orientation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.270, 70.128.230, 74.08.090, 74.39A.070, and 74.39A.074. WSR 23-01-022, § 388-71-0841, filed 12/9/22, effective 1/9/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-71-0841, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13.]