Subpart
1.
Orientation.
Operators and caregivers must complete the orientation
provided by the local agency in part
9555.5505 prior to placement of
the first resident following initial licensure.
Subp. 2.
Training requirements.
In addition to the orientation training, caregivers must
complete the training designed to meet the needs of the residents in care in
any of the subject areas and in the amount specified in subpart
4. The operator must ensure
that a record of training completed is maintained.
A. Caregivers with zero to five years of
licensure or experience as an adult foster home caregiver must complete 12
hours training a year.
B.
Caregivers with six or more years of licensure or experience as an adult foster
home caregiver must complete six hours training a year.
C. Caregivers who provide services according
to a contract between the operator and the department or service must comply
with any additional training requirements stated in the terms of the
contract.
Subp. 3.
Exceptions.
The following persons are exempt from the training
requirements in this part:
A.
caregivers providing not more than 30 cumulative days of foster care in a
12-month period; and
B. caregivers
providing foster care eight hours or less a week.
Subp. 4.
Training subjects.
Training subjects shall be selected from the following
areas:
A. communication
skills;
B. roles and relationships
in foster care;
C. community
services for adults;
D.
constructive problem solving;
E.
cultural differences;
F. basic
first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
G. home safety;
H. self-esteem;
I. medication assistance;
J. human sexuality;
K. death, dying, separation, and
grieving;
L. aging
process;
M. recreation and leisure
time;
N. nutrition;
O. mental health;
P. developmental disability;
Q. physical disabilities;
R. chemical dependency;
S. abuse and neglect;
T. stress management;
U. assertiveness;
V. eating disorders;
W. behavior problem solving;
X. money management;
Y. data privacy;
Z. living skills training; and
AA. other areas that the local agency
documents as relevant to adult foster care.
