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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
Home and Community Services Division
PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600
H19 - 040 Policy & Procedure
July 9, 2019
|TO: |Home and Community Services (HCS) Division Regional Administrators |
| |Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Directors |
| |Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Regional Administrators |
|FROM: |Bea Rector, Director, Home and Community Services Division |
| | |
| |Debbie Roberts , Deputy Assistant Secretary, Developmental Disabilities Administration |
|SUBJECT: |Training Requirements for Direct Support Professionals when transitioning to other Long Term Care employment. |
|Purpose: |To inform staff about the training requirements for Direct Support Professionals who transition to other Home and |
| |Community Based settings as Long Term Care workers. |
|Background: |DDA Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are Long Term Care (LTC) workers that work with individuals who have |
| |developmental disabilities in Community Residential Settings (CRS) (example-Supported Living Programs). DDA DSPs in |
| |Community Residential Settings have specific training requirements outlined in the WAC 388-829. When these DSPs |
| |transition to other Long Term Care employment for DDA and/or ALTSA clients, they may have different or additional |
| |training requirements. |
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| |Requirements as Direct Support Professionals: |
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| |DSP that entered the CRS workforce PRIOR TO 1/1/2016 may be exempted from further Basic Training for their work only |
| |in Community Residential Settings, and must complete 12 hours of continuing education each year to retain this |
| |exemption. |
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| |DSP that entered the CRS workforce AFTER January 1, 2016 are required to complete 75 hours of DDA approved |
| |Orientation and Safety / Basic Training and 12 hours of continuing education for each year worked after the calendar |
| |year in which they completed Basic Training. DSP in this situation are NOT required to obtain their Home Care Aide |
| |certification from the Department of Health in order to (only) work in the Community Residential Settings. |
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| |DSP that transition to providing care in other (non-CRS) Home and Community Based settings become subject to the |
| |training requirements of any other LTC provider, as explained below: |
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|What’s new, changed, or |DSP that worked in a Community Residential Setting prior to 1/1/2016. |
|ClarifieD: | |
| |Once transitioned to a (non-CRS) Home and Community Based Setting (such as employment as an Individual Provider, for |
| |an Agency, or in an AFH or Assisted Living), training requirements become those of any other (non-CRS) Long Term Care|
| |provider. Training and certification requirements must be fulfilled within the timeframes determined for LTC |
| |providers as shown below. (When speaking of “Basic Training”, 5 hours of Orientation and Safety is included): |
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| |Standard Home Care Aide (in any LTC setting): |
| |75 hours of basic training within 120 days of beginning providing paid care, and HCA credential active within 200 (or|
| |260) days. For IPs (and some Home Care Agencies) this training is completed through the Training Partnership. Other |
| |Home Care Agencies, AFH and AL train through DSHS approved community instructors. In this case, the training may |
| |consist of 40 CORE hours, and 30 hours of population specific training. These providers also have the continuing |
| |education (CE) and HCA renewal requirements of a Standard HCA |
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| |Adult Child Providers (ACP): |
| |35 hours of basic training. These providers also have the continuing education (CE) requirements for ACP |
| | |
| |Limited Service Providers (LSP): |
| |35 hours of basic training required by LSP. LSP have no CE requirements. |
| | |
| |Non-DDA Parent Providers |
| |35 hours of basic training Non-DDA Parent Providers have no CE requirements. |
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| |Respite Providers: |
| |14 hours of basic training required Respite providers have no CE requirements. |
| | |
| |DDA Parent Providers: |
| |12 hours of basic training. DDA Parent Providers have no CE requirements. |
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| |For DSP that began work in a Community Residential setting after 1/1/2016: |
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| |Once transitioned to a (non-CRS) Home and Community Based Setting, training requirements become those of a (non-CRS) |
| |Long Term Care provider. Training and certification requirements must be fulfilled within the timeframes determined |
| |for LTC providers. |
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| |If these new LTC providers have NOT completed the 75 hours of basic training, their training requirements are those |
| |of a new LTC provider. |
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| |If these new LTC providers have completed the 75 hours of basic training required by the CRS setting, the new |
| |training requirements are as follows: |
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| |Standard Home Care Aide (HCA) in any Home and Community Based Setting: |
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| |If the 75 hours of training IS ACCEPTABLE to the Department of Health (DOH) for Home Care Aide testing: |
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| |The LTC provider will have 200 (or 260) days from the first date of employment in non-CRS LTC to have an active HCA |
| |credential. If the LTC provider does not have an active HCA credential by the 200th (or 260th) day, they are out of |
| |compliance with the Standard HCA requirements, and may not be paid as a LTC provider until the credential becomes |
| |active. |
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| |If the 75 hours of training IS NOT acceptable to DOH for Home Care Aide testing: |
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| |Before working, the LTC provider must complete 5 hours of O/S. They will need to complete 70 hours of Basic Training|
| |within 120 days of employment, and obtain their HCA credential within 200 (or 260) days of employment. |
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| |Adult Child (ACP): |
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| |The 75 hours of DSP training may be used to fulfill the 35 hours of basic training required by ACP. These providers |
| |also must complete 12 hours of continuing education (CE) for each year that they work in LTC. |
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| |Limited Service Providers (LSP): |
| | |
| |The 75 hours of DSP training may be used to fulfill the required 35 hours of basic training. LSP have no CE |
| |requirements. |
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| |Non-DDA Parent Providers |
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| |The 75 hours of DSP training may be used to fulfill the required 35 hours of basic training Non-DDA Parent |
| |Providers have no CE requirements. |
| |Respite Providers: |
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| |The 75 hours of DSP training may be used to fulfill the required 14 hours of basic training. Respite Providers have |
| |no CE requirements. |
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| |DDA Parent Providers: |
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| |The 75 hours of DSP training may be used to fulfill the 12 hours of basic training required by DDA Parent Providers. |
| |DDA Parent Providers have no CE requirements. |
|CONTACT(S): |Sarah Blanchette (DDA) |
| |Residential Provider Training Manager |
| |BlancSR@dshs. |
| |360.407.1540 |
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| |Melissa Randles |
| |Individual Provider Program Manager, DDA |
| |randlmf@dshs. |
| |360.407.1515 |
| | |
| |Brad McFadden TCDU, HCS |
| |mcfadbs@dshs. |
| |360 725 2563 |
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