Section 1562.5 Of Article 6. Other Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
1562.5
. (a) The director shall ensure that, within six months after
obtaining licensure, an administrator of an adult residential
facility and a program director of a social rehabilitation facility
shall receive four hours of training on the needs of residents who
may be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and on
basic information about tuberculosis. Administrators and program
directors shall attend update training sessions every two years after
satisfactorily completing the initial training to ensure that
information received on HIV and tuberculosis remains current. The
training shall consist of three hours on HIV and one hour on
tuberculosis.
(b) The training shall consist of all of the following:
(1) Universal blood and body fluid precautions.
(2) Basic AIDS and HIV information, including modes of
transmission.
(3) Legal protections for persons with HIV or AIDS.
(4) Referral information to local government, community-based, and
other organizations that provide social, support, or health services
and social services to people with HIV or AIDS.
(5) Information about the residential care needs of people living
with HIV or AIDS, including nutritional needs.
(6) Recognition of the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis.
(7) Tuberculosis testing requirements for staff, volunteers, and
residents.
(8) Tuberculosis prevention.
(9) Tuberculosis treatment.
(c) The department shall ensure compliance with this section. In
the event of noncompliance, the director shall develop and implement
a plan of correction requiring that the training take place within
six months of the violation.
(d) All administrators of adult residential and program directors
of social rehabilitation facilities licensed on or before January 1,
1994, shall complete the training by December 31, 1994, and every two
years thereafter. Newly employed administrators and program
directors shall complete training within six months after commencing
employment.
(e) Eligible providers of training and study courses shall be
limited to any of the following:
(1) County and city health departments.
(2) American Lung Association affiliates.
(3) Any agency with a contract to provide HIV, AIDS, or
tuberculosis education with either the State Department of Health
Services, or the federal Centers for Disease Control.
(4) The California Association of AIDS Agencies.
(5) Any providers approved by the State Department of Social
Services for training of personnel employed in residential care
facilities for the elderly, adult residential facilities, or
residential care facilities for the chronically ill.
(f) Providers shall use HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis materials
produced, approved, or distributed by any of the following:
(1) The federal Centers for Disease Control.
(2) The American Lung Association.
(3) The University of California.
(4) The California Association of AIDS Agencies.
(5) The California AIDS Clearinghouse.
(6) County and city health departments.
(g) In the event that an administrator or program director
demonstrates to the department a significant difficulty in accessing
training, the administrators and program directors of these
facilities shall have the option of fulfilling these training
requirements through a study course consisting of written and/or
video educational materials.
(h) Successful completion of the training or study course by
administrators and program directors and the biannual update
described in this section shall be verified with the department
during the annual review of the facility pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 1534. Trained administrators and program directors shall
disseminate the HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis materials to facility
personnel.