DHS 83.22DHS 83.22Task specific training. The CBRF shall provide, obtain or otherwise ensure adequate training for employees performing job duties in all of the following:
DHS 83.22(1)(1)Assessment of residents. All employees responsible for resident assessment shall successfully complete training in the assessment of residents prior to assuming these job duties. Specific training topics shall include: assessment methodology, assessment of changes in condition, sources of assessment information, and documentation of the assessment.
DHS 83.22(2)(2)Individual service plan development. All employees responsible for service plan development shall successfully complete training in individual service plan development prior to assuming these job duties. Specific training topics shall include: identification of the resident’s needs and desired outcomes, development of goals and interventions, service plan evaluation and review of progress.
DHS 83.22(3)(3)Provision of personal care. All employees responsible for providing assistance with activities of daily living shall successfully complete training prior to assuming these job duties. Specific training topics shall include, as appropriate: bathing, eating, dressing, oral hygiene, nail and foot care, toileting and incontinence care, positioning and body alignment, and mobility and transferring.
DHS 83.22(4)(4)Dietary training. All employees performing dietary duties shall complete dietary training within 90 days after assuming these job duties. Specific training topics shall include: determining nutritional needs, menu planning, food preparation and food sanitation.
DHS 83.22 HistoryHistory: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.
DHS 83.23DHS 83.23Employee supervision. Until an employee has completed all required training, the employee shall be directly supervised by the administrator or by qualified resident care staff.
DHS 83.23 HistoryHistory: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09.
DHS 83.24DHS 83.24Exemptions.
DHS 83.24(1)(1)Exemptions for completed training. Employees who have completed department-approved training in standard precautions, fire safety, first aid and choking, and medication administration and management prior to or on April 1, 2009, or who receive such training within one year after April 1, 2009, shall be exempt from the training specified under s. DHS 83.20 (2).
DHS 83.24(2)(2)General exemptions. A practitioner, licensed pharmacist, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse is exempt from training specified in ss. DHS 83.20 (2) (a), (c) and (d), 83.21 and 83.22.
DHS 83.24(3)(3)Exemptions from standard precautions training. Except as stated in subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from training in standard precautions:
DHS 83.24(3)(a)(a) Emergency medical services practitioners.
DHS 83.24(3)(b)(b) Employees who can provide documentation that they have had training from a regulated health care entity in the practice of standard precautions within the previous year.
DHS 83.24(3)(c)(c) A nurse aide certified after 1999 and in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
DHS 83.24(4)(4)Exemptions from fire safety training. Except as stated under sub. (1), firefighters are exempt from training in fire safety.
DHS 83.24(5)(5)Exemptions from first aid and choking training. Except as stated in subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from training in first aid and choking:
DHS 83.24(5)(a)(a) Emergency medical technicians.
DHS 83.24(5)(b)(b) Student nurses who have successfully completed related training.
DHS 83.24(6)(6)Exemptions from medication administration and management training. Except as stated under subs. (1) and (2), the following individuals are exempt from medication administration and management training:
DHS 83.24(6)(a)(a) Nurse aides who have completed a medication aide training program and are in good standing on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
DHS 83.24(6)(b)(b) Student nurses currently enrolled in a nursing program that has successfully completed a medication administration course.
DHS 83.24(6)(c)(c) Other licensed health care persons whose licensure and scope of practice allows medication administration.
DHS 83.24 NoteNote: See ch. DHS 129 for medication aide training standards.
DHS 83.24(7)(7)Exemptions from client group training, resident rights training, and challenging behavior training. Except as specified under subs. (1) and (2), all of the following individuals are exempt from client group training, resident rights training and challenging behavior training:
DHS 83.24(7)(a)(a) Licensed nursing home administrators.
DHS 83.24(7)(b)(b) Substance abuse counselors as defined under s. SPS 160.02 (26).
DHS 83.24(7)(c)(c) Employees with a degree in social work, psychology or a similar human services field.
DHS 83.24(7)(d)(d) Student nurses who have successfully completed related courses.