WAC 388-829-0040
WAC 388-829-0040. What are the training requirements for exempt individuals?
An individual exempt under WAC 388-829-0035 must meet the following training requirements:
(1) Staff hired with a 75-hour certificate or letter of exemption must take:
(a) Five-hour orientation and safety training; and
(b) Thirty-hour population-specific training.
(2) The hiring or contracting entity must verify that staff hired with an HCA-C from areas outside of DDA have completed the training required in subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) DDA-developed specialty training; or
(b) Forty hours of DDA residential services curriculum.
(3) Exempt community residential staff must maintain current CPR and first aid training certificates as required under WAC 388-829-0050 .
(4) Exempt community residential staff must complete 12 hours of continuing education per year.