Section 1569.62 Of Article 6. Other Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.2. >> Article 6.
1569.62
. (a) The director shall ensure that licensees,
administrators, and staff of residential care facilities for the
elderly have appropriate training to provide the care and services
for which a license or certificate is issued.
(b) The department shall develop jointly with the California
Department of Aging requirements for a uniform core of knowledge for
the required initial certification and continuing education for
administrators, and their designated substitutes, and for
recertification of administrators of residential care facilities for
the elderly. This knowledge base shall include, as a minimum, basic
understanding of the psychosocial and physical care needs of elderly
persons, applicable laws and regulations, residents' rights, and
administration. This training shall be developed in consultation with
individuals or organizations with specific expertise in residential
care facilities for the elderly or assisted living services, or by an
outside source with expertise in residential care facilities for the
elderly or assisted living services.
(1) The initial certification training for administrators shall
consist of at least 80 hours.
(2) The continuing education requirement for administrators is at
least 40 hours of training during each two-year certification period,
as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section
1569.616.
(c) (1) The department shall develop a uniform resident assessment
tool to be used by all residential care facilities for the elderly.
The assessment tool shall, in lay terms, help to identify resident
needs for service and assistance with activities of daily living.
(2) The departments shall develop a mandatory training program on
the utilization of the assessment tool to be given to administrators
and their designated substitutes.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.