Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 59007 - Staff Training
(a)
The licensee shall ensure that each direct care staff person completes a
minimum of 32 hours of on-site orientation within the first 40 hours of
employment. The on-site orientation must include the following:
(1) Training required pursuant to Title 22,
California Code of Regulations, Section 85365(h);
(2) Overview of the following concepts,
including, but not limited to:
(A)
Trauma-informed care;
(B)
Person-centered practices;
(C)
Positive behavioral supports; and
(D) Cultural competency.
(b) In addition to staff receiving
the on-site orientation described in Subsection (a), within the first 80 hours
of employment, the licensee shall ensure that direct care staff receive a
minimum of 16 hours of emergency intervention training annually by a qualified
instructor, pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section
85165(c), including, for group home staff, training on the emergency
intervention requirements of Sections 59010.1-59010.5. The training must
include the techniques the licensee will use to prevent serious injury and
maintain safety regarding consumers who are a danger to self or others and must
emphasize positive behavioral supports and techniques that are alternatives to
physical restraints, pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regulations,
Section 84365 for a Community Crisis Home licensed as a group home and Section
85165 for a Community Crisis Home licensed as an adult residential
facility.
(c) A direct care staff
person may not implement emergency interventions prior to successfully
completing the training required in Subsection (b).
(d) In addition to the training required by
Subsections (a) and (b), the licensee shall ensure that, prior to providing
direct consumer care, direct care staff receive hands-on training in first aid
and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a certified instructor.
(1) Direct care staff shall maintain current
certifications in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The licensee
shall maintain the certifications in facility personnel records.
(2) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
certification must be renewed annually.
(e) The licensee shall ensure that direct
care staff complete the competency-based training required by Sections
4695.2(a) and
(d) of the Welfare and Institutions Code and
pursuant to Section
56033(b)-(g), and
(i). Direct care staff shall successfully
complete both segments of the competency-based training and passage of the
competency test, or pass the challenge test, prior to or within one (1) year of
employment at the Community Crisis Home.
(f) The licensee shall ensure direct care
staff who use, participate in, approve, or provide visual checks of physical
restraint only use techniques specified in the Emergency Intervention Plan and
which are not prohibited in Section
59010.1.
(g) Direct care staff who use, participate
in, approve, or provide visual checks of physical restraint shall comply with
Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 85365(i) and (j), and also
receive training on the emergency intervention requirements specified in
Sections 59010.1-59010.5. The training shall be completed on an annual basis.
The training shall be provided by an instructor who meets the requirements
specified in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section 84365(c).
(1) Direct care staff who use, participate
in, approve, or provide visual checks of physical restraints shall be trained
in the physical restraint technique utilized.
(2) Direct care staff shall maintain written
certification of completion of the training requirements specified in
Subsection (g) issued by the emergency intervention program and specified in
the emergency intervention plan.
Notes
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-20-2017 order, including amendment of section and NOTE, transmitted to OAL 2-8-2019 and filed 3-25-2019; amendments operative 3-25-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 13).
3. Amendment filed 6-25-2021 as a deemed emergency; operative 6-25-2021 (Register 2021, No. 26). Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4698.1(b), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Amendment refiled 4-25-2022 as a deemed emergency; operative 4-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 17). Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4698.1(b), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Amendment refiled 7-25-2022 as a deemed emergency; operative 7-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 30). Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4698.1(b), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-25-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Updating certificate of compliance information in History 3, 4 and 5.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-25-2022 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 5-30-2023 and filed 7-12-2023; amendments effective 7-12-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4698.1, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4695.2 and 4698.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-20-2017 order, including amendment of section and Note, transmitted to OAL 2-8-2019 and filed 3-25-2019; amendments operative
3. Amendment filed 6-25-2021 as an emergency; operative
4. Amendment refiled 4-25-2022 as an emergency; operative
5. Amendment refiled 7-25-2022 as an emergency; operative
6. Updating certificate of compliance information in History 3, 4 and 5.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-25-2022 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 5-30-2023 and filed 7-12-2023; amendments effective
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