WAC 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)[(e)] Bloodborne pathogen training, which must be completed in accordance WAC 296-823-120 and renewed annually; and (e)[(f)] 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.